Xenorhabdus TC proteins and genes for pest control

ABSTRACT

The subject inventions relates to novel Xenorhabdus toxin complex (TC) proteins and genes that encode these proteins. More specifcally, the subject invention relates to TC genes and proteins obtainable from Xenorhabdus strain Xwi. The subject invention also provides an exochitinase obtainable from the Xwi strain. The exochitinase can be used to control insects using methods known in the art.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application claims priority to provisional applicationSerial No. 60/ 441,717, filed Jan. 21, 2003.

Background of the Invention

[0002] Insects and other pests cost farmers billions of dollars annuallyin crop losses and in the expense of keeping these pests under control.The losses caused by insect pests in agricultural productionenvironments include decreases in crop yield, reduced crop quality, andincreased harvesting costs. Insect pests are also a burden to vegetableand fruit growers, to producers of ornamental flowers, and to homegardeners and homeowners.

[0003] Cultivation methods, such as crop rotation and the application ofhigh levels of nitrogen fertilizers, have partially addressed problemscaused by agricultural pests. However, various demands on theutilization of farmland restrict the use of crop rotation. In addition,overwintering traits of some insects are disrupting crop rotations insome areas.

[0004] Thus, synthetic chemical insecticides are relied upon mostheavily to achieve a sufficient level of control. However, the use ofsynthetic chemical insecticides has several drawbacks. For example, theuse of these chemicals can adversely affect many beneficial insects.Target insects have also developed resistance to some chemicalpesticides. Furthermore, rain and improper calibration of insecticideapplication equipment can result in poor control. The use ofinsecticides often raises environmental concerns such as contaminationof soil and water supplies when not used properly, and residues can alsoremain on treated fruits and vegetables. Working with some insecticidescan also pose hazards to the persons applying them. Stringent newrestrictions on the use of pesticides and the elimination of someeffective pesticides could limit effective options for controllingdamaging and costly pests.

[0005] The replacement of synthetic chemical pesticides, or combinationof these agents with biological pesticides, could reduce the levels oftoxic chemicals in the environment. Some biological pesticidal agentsthat are now being used with some success are derived from the soilmicrobe Bacillus thuringiensis (B.t.). While most B.t. strains do notexhibit pesticidal activity, some B.t. strains produce proteins that arehighly toxic to pests, such as insects, and are specific in their toxicactivity. Genes that encode δ-endotoxin proteins have been isolated.Other species of Bacillus also produce pesticidal proteins.

[0006] Höfte and Whiteley classified B.t. crystal proteins into fourmajor classes (Höfte, H., H. R.

[0007] Whiteley [1989] Microbiological Reviews 52(2):242-255). Theclasses were Cryl (Lepidoptera-specific), CryII (Lepidoptera- andDiptera-specific), CryIII (Coleoptera-specific), and CryIV(Diptera-specific). The discovery of strains specifically toxic to otherpests has been reported. For example, CryV and CryVI have been proposedto designate a class of toxin genes that are nematode-specific.

[0008] The 1989 nomenclature and classification scheme of Höfte andWhiteley for crystal proteins was based on both the deduced amino acidsequence and the activity spectrum of the toxin. That system was adaptedto cover 14 different types of toxin genes divided into five majorclasses. The 1989 nomenclature scheme became unworkable as more and moregenes were discovered that encoded proteins with varying spectrums ofpesticidal activity. Thus, a revised nomenclature scheme was adopted,which is based solely on amino acid identity (Crickmore et al., 1998,Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews 62:807-813).

[0009] Recombinant DNA-based B.t. products have been produced andapproved for use. In addition, with the use of genetic engineeringtechniques, various approaches for delivering these toxins toagricultural environments are being perfected. These include the use ofplants genetically engineered with toxin genes for insect resistance andthe use of stabilized intact microbial cells as toxin delivery vehicles.Thus, isolated Bacillus toxin genes are becoming commercially valuable.

[0010]B.t. protein toxins were initially formulated as sprayable insectcontrol agents. A relatively more recent application of B.t. technologyhas been to isolate and transform plants with genes that encode thesetoxins. Transgenic plants subsequently produce the toxins, therebyproviding insect control. See U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,380,831; 5,567,600; and5,567,862 to Mycogen Corporation. Transgenic B.t. plants are quiteefficacious, and usage is predicted to be high in some crops and areas.

[0011] There are some obstacles to the successful agricultural use ofBacillus (and other biological) pesticidal proteins. Certain insects canbe refractory to the effects of Bacillus toxins. Insects such as bollweevils, black cutworm, and Helicoverpa zea, as well as adult insects ofmost species, heretofore have demonstrated no significant sensitivity tomany B.t. δ-endotoxins.

[0012] Another potential obstacle is the development of resistance toB.t. toxins by insects. The potential for wide-spread use of B.t. plantshas caused some concern that resistance management issues may arise morequickly than with traditional sprayable applications. While a number ofinsects have been selected for resistance to B.t. toxins in thelaboratory, only the diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) hasdemonstrated resistance in a field setting (Ferre, J. and Van Rie, J.,Annu. Rev. Entomol. 47:501-533, 2002).

[0013] Resistance management strategies in B.t. transgene planttechnology have become. of great interest. Several strategies have beensuggested for preserving the ability to effectively use B. thuringiensistoxins. These strategies include high dose with refuge, and alternationwith, or co-deployment of, different toxins (McGaughey et al. (1998),“B.t. Resistance Management,” Nature Biotechnol. 16:144-146), as in anatural bacterium, for example.

[0014] Thus, there remains a great need for developing additional genesthat can be expressed in plants in order to effectively control variousinsects. In addition to continually trying to discover new B.t. toxins(which is becoming increasingly difficult due to the numerous B.t.toxins that have alredy been discovered), it would be quite desirable todiscover other bacterial sources (distinct from B.t.) that producetoxins that could be used in transgenic plant strategies.

[0015] The relatively more recent efforts to clone insecticidal toxingenes from the Photorhabdus/Xenorhabdus group of bacteria presentpotential alternatives to toxins derived from B. thuringiensis. Thegenus Xenorhabdus is taxonomically defined as a member of the FamilyEnterobacteriaceae, although it has certain traits atypical of thisfamily. For example, strains of this genus are typically nitratereduction negative and catalase negative. Xenorhabdus has only recentlybeen subdivided to create a second genus, Photorhabdus, which iscomprised of the single species Photorhabdus luminescens (previouslyXenorhabdus luminescens) (Boemare et al., 1993Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol.43, 249-255). This differentiation is based on several distinguishingcharacteristics easily identifiable by the skilled artisan. Thesedifferences include the following: DNA-DNA characterization studies;phenotypic presence (Photorhabdus) or absence (Xenorhabdus) of catalaseactivity; presence (Photorhabdus) or absence (Xenorhabdus) ofbioluminescence; the Family of the nematode host in that Xenorhabdus isfound in Steinernematidae and Photorhabdus is found inHeterorhabditidae); as well as comparative, cellular fatty-acid analyses(Janse et al. 1990, Lett. Appl. Microbiol. 10, 131-135; Suzuki et al.1990, J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol., 36, 393-401). In addition, recentmolecular studies focused on sequence (Rainey et al. 1995, Int. J. Syst.Bacteriol., 45, 379-381) and restriction analysis (Brunel et al., 1997,App. Environ. Micro., 63, 574-580) of 16S rRNA genes also support theseparation of these two genera.

[0016] The expected traits for Xenorhabdus are the following: Gram stainnegative rods, white to yellow/brown colony pigmentation, presence ofinclusion bodies, absence of catalase, inability to reduce nitrate,absence of bioluminescence, ability to uptake dye from medium, positivegelatin hydrolysis, growth on Enterobacteriaceae selective media, growthtemperature below 37° C., survival under anaerobic conditions, andmotility.

[0017] Currently, the bacterial genus Xenorhabdus is comprised of fourrecognized species, Xenorhabdus nematophilus, Xenorhabdus poinarii,Xenorhabdus bovienii and Xenorhabdus beddingii (Brunel et al., 1997,App. Environ. Micro., 63, 574-580). A variety of related strains havebeen described in the literature (e.g., Akhurst and Boemare 1988 J. Gen.Microbiol., 134, 1835-1845; Boemare et al. 1993 Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol.43, pp. 249-255; Putz et al. 1990, Appl. Environ. Microbiol.,56,181-186, Brunel et al., 1997, App. Environ. Micro., 63,574-580,Rainey et al. 1995, Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 45, 379-381).

[0018] Photorhabdus and Xenorhabdus spp. are Gram-negative bacteria thatentomopathogenically and symbiotically associate with soil nematodes.These bacteria are found in the gut of entomopathogenic nematodes thatinvade and kill insects. When the nematode invades an insect host, thebacteria are released into the insect haemocoel (the open circulatorysystem), and both the bacteria and the nematode undergo multiple roundsof replication; the insect host typically dies. These bacteria can becultured away from their nematode hosts. For a more detailed discussionof these bacteria, see Forst and Nealson, 60 Microbiol. Rev. 1 (1996),pp. 21-43. Unfortunately, as reported in a number of articles, thebacteria only had pesticidal activity when injected into insect larvaeand did not exhibit biological activity when delivered orally.

[0019] Xenorhabdus and Photorhabus bacteria secrete a wide variety ofsubstances into the culture medium. See R. H. ffrench-Constant et al. 66AEM No. 8, pp. 3310-3329 (August 2000), for a review of various factorsinvolved in Photorhabdus virulence of insects.

[0020] It has been difficult to effectively exploit the insecticidalproperties of the nematode or its bacterial symbiont. Thus,proteinaceous agents from Photorhabdus/Xenorhabdus bacteria that haveoral activity are desirable so that the products produced therefromcould be formulated as a sprayable insecticide, or the genes encodingsaid proteinaceous agents could be isolated and used in the productionof transgenic plants.

[0021] There has been substantial progress in the cloning of genesencoding insecticidal toxins from both Photorhabdus luminescens andXenorhabdus nematophilus. Toxin-complex encoding genes from P.luminescens were examined first. See WO 98/08932. Parallel genes weremore recently cloned from X. nematophilus. Morgan et al., Applied andEnvironmental Microbiology 2001, 67:20062-69. WO 95/00647 relates to theuse of Xenorhabdus protein toxin to control insects, but it does notrecognize orally active toxins. WO 98/08388 relates to orallyadministered pesticidal agents from Xenorhabdus. U.S. Pat. No. 6,048,838relates to protein toxins/toxin complexes, having oral activity,obtainable from Xenorhabdus species and strains.

[0022] Four different toxin complexes (TCs)—Tca, Tcb, Tcc and Tcd—havebeen identified in Photorhabdus spp. Each of these toxin complexesresolves as either a single or dimeric species on a native agarose gelbut resolution on a denaturing gel reveals that each complex consists ofa range of species between 25-280 kDa. The ORFs that encode the typicalTCs from Photorhabdus, together with protease cleavage sites (verticalarrows), are illustrated in FIG. 5. See also R. H. ffrench-Constant andBowen, 57 Cell. Mol. Life Sci. 828-833 (2000).

[0023] Genomic libraries of P. luminescens were screened with DNA probesand with monoclonal and/or polyclonal antibodies raised against thetoxins. Four tc loci were cloned: tca, tcb, tcc and tcd. The tca locusis a putative operon of three open reading frames (ORFs), tcaA, tcaB,and tcaC, transcribed from the same DNA strand, with a smaller terminalORF (tcaZ) transcribed in the opposite direction. The tcc locus also iscomprised of three ORFs putatively transcribed in the same direction(tccA, tccB, and tccc). The tcb locus is a single large ORF (tcbA), andthe tcd locus is composed of two ORFs (tcdA and tcdB) ; tcbA and tcdA,each about 7.5 kb, encode large insect toxins. TcdB has some level ofhomology to TcaC. It was determined that many of these gene productswere cleaved by proteases. For example, both TcbA and TcdA are cleavedinto three fragments termed i, ii and iii (e.g. TcbAi, TcbAii andTcbAiii). Products of the tca and tcc ORFs are also cleaved. See FIG. 5.See also R. H. ffrench-Constant and D. J. Bowen, Current Opinions inMicrobiology, 1999, 12:284-288.

[0024] Bioassays of the Tca toxin complexes revealed them to be highlytoxic to first instar tomato hornworms (Manduca sexta) when given orally(LD₅₀ of 875 ng per square centimeter of artificial diet). R. H.ffrench-Constant and Bowen 1999. Feeding was inhibited at Tca doses aslow as 40 ng/cm². Given the high predicted molecular weight of Tca, on amolar basis, P. luminescens toxins are highly active and relatively fewmolecules appear to be necessary to exert a toxic effect. R. H.ffrench-Constant and Bowen, Current Opinions in Micriobiology, 1999,12:284-288.

[0025] None of the four loci showed overall similarity to any sequencesof known function in GenBank. Regions of sequence similarity raised somesuggestion that these proteins (TcaC and TccA) may overcome insectimmunity by attacking insect hemocytes. R. H. ffrench-Constant andBowen, Current Opinions in Microbiology, 1999, 12:284-288.

[0026] TcaB, TcbA and TcdA all show amino acid conservation (˜50%identity), compared with each other, immediately around their predictedprotease cleavage sites. This conservation between three different Tcproteins suggests that they may all be processed by the same or similarproteases. TcbA and TcdA also share ˜50% identity overall, as well as asimilar predicted pattern of both carboxy- and amino-terminal cleavage.It was postulated that these proteins might thus be homologs of oneanother. Furthermore, the similar, large size of TcbA and TcdA, and alsothe fact that both toxins appear to act on the gut of the insect, maysuggest similar modes of action. R. H. ffrench-Constant and Bowen,Current Opinions in Microbiology, 1999, 12:284-288.

[0027] Deletion/knock-out studies suggest that products of the tca andtcd loci account for the majority of oral toxicity to lepidopterans.Deletion of either of the tca or tcd genes greatly reduced oral activityagainst Manduca sexta. That is, products of the tca and tcd loci areoral lepidopteran toxins on their own; their combined effect contributedmost of the secreted oral activity. R. H. ffrench-Constant and D. J.Bowen, 57 Cell. Mol. Life. Sci. 831 (2000). Interestingly, deletion ofeither of the tcb or tcc loci alone also reduces mortality, suggestingthat there may be complex interactions among the different geneproducts. Thus, products of the tca locus may enhance the toxicity oftcd products. Alternatively, tcd products may modulate the toxicity oftca products and possibly other complexes. Noting that the above relatesto oral activity against a single insect species, tcb or tcc loci mayproduce toxins that are more active against other groups of insects (oractive via injection directly into the insect haemocoel—the normal routeof delivery when secreted by the bacteria in vivo). R. H.ffrench-Constant and Bowen, Current Opinions in Microbiology, 1999,12:284-288.

[0028] The insect midgut epithelium contains both columnar (structural)and goblet (secretory) cells. Ingestion of tca products by M sexta leadsto apical swelling and blebbing of large cytoplasmic vesicles by thecolumnar cells, leading to the eventual extrusion of cell nuclei invesicles into the gut lumen. Goblet cells are also apparently affectedin the same fashion. Products of tca act on the insect midgut followingeither oral delivery or injection. R. H. ffrench-Constant and D. J.Bowen, Current Opinions in Microbiology, 1999, 12:284-288. Purified tcaproducts have shown oral toxicity against Manduca sexta (LD₅₀ of 875ng/cm²). R. H. ffrench-Constant and D. J. Bowen, 57 Cell. Mol. Life Sci.828-833 (2000).

[0029] WO 99/42589 and U.S. Pat. No. 6,281,413 disclose TC-like ORFsfrom Photorhabdus luminescens. WO 00/30453 and WO 00/42855 discloseTC-like proteins from Xenorhabdus. WO 99/03328 and WO 99/54472 (and U.S.Pat. Nos. 6,174,860 and 6,277,823) relate to other toxins fromXenorhabdus and Photorhabdus.

[0030] While the exact molecular interactions of the TCs with eachother, and their mechanism(s) of action, are not currently understood,it is known, for example, that the Tca toxin complex of Photorhabdus istoxic to Manduca sexta. In addition, some TC proteins are known to have“stand alone” insecticidal activity, while other TC proteins are knownto potentiate or enhance the activity of the stand-alone toxins. It isknown that the TcdA protein is active, alone, against Manduca sexta, butthat TcdB and TccC, together, can be used (in conjunction with TcdA) togreatly enhance the activity of TcdA. TcbA is the other main,stand-alone toxin from Photorhabdus. The activity of this toxin (TcbA)can also be greatly enhanced by TcdB- together with TccC-like proteins.Photorhabdus Photorhabdus strain W14 TC protein nomenclatureSomehomology to: TcaA Toxin C TccA TcaB TccB TcaC TcdB Tcb Toxin B TccAToxin D TcdA N terminus TccB TcdA C terminus TccC TcdA Toxin A TccA +TccB TcdB TcaC

[0031] Some Photorhabdus TC proteins have some level of sequencehomology with other Photorhabdus TC proteins. As indicated above, TccAhas some level of homology with the N terminus of TcdA, and TccB hassome level of homology with the C terminus of TcdA. Furthermore, TcdA isabout 280 kDa, and TccA together with TccB are of about the same size,if combined, as that of TcdA. Though TccA and TccB are much less activeon SCR than TcdA, TccA and TccB from Photorhabdus strain W14 are called“Toxin D.” “Toxin A” (TcdA), “Toxin B” (Tcb or TcbA), and “Toxin C”(TcaA and TcaB) are also indicated above.

[0032] Furthermore, TcaA has some level of homology with TccA andlikewise with the N terminus of TcdA. Still further, TcaB has some levelof homology with TccB and likewise with the N terminus of TcdA. TcdB hasa significant level of similarity to TcaC.

[0033] Relatively recent cloning efforts in Xenorhabdus nematophilusalso appear to have identified novel insecticidal toxin genes withhomology to the P. luminescens tc loci. See, e.g., WO 98/08388 andMorgan et al., Applied and Environmental Microbiology 2001, 67:20062-69.In R. H. ffrench-Constant and D. J. Bowen Current Opinions inMicriobiology, 1999,12:284-288, cosmid clones were screened directly fororal toxicity to another lepidopteran, Pieris brassicae. One orallytoxic cosmid clone was sequenced. Analysis of the sequence in thatcosmid suggested that there are five different ORF's with similarity toPhotorhabdus tc genes; orf2 and orf5 both have some level of sequencerelatedness to both tcbA and tcdA, whereas orf1 is similar to tccB, orf3is similar to tccC and orf4 is similar to tca C. Importantly, a numberof these predicted ORFs also share the putative cleavage site documentedin P. luminescens, suggesting that active toxins may also beprotealytically processed.

[0034] There are five typical Xenorhabdus TC proteins: XptA1, XptA2,XptB1, XptC1, and XptD1. XptA1 is a “stand-alone” toxin. XptA2 is theother TC protein from Xenorhabdus that has stand-alone toxin activity.XptB1 and XptC1 are the Xenorhabdus potentiators that can enhance theactivity of either (or both) of the XptA toxins. XptD1 has some level ofhomology with TccB.

[0035] XptC1 was known to have some level of similarity to TcaC. TheXptA2 protein of Xenorhabdus was known to have some degree of similarityto the TcdA protein. XptB 1 has some level of similarity to TccC.

[0036] The finding of somewhat similar, toxin-encoding loci in these twodifferent bacteria is interesting in terms of the possible origins ofthese virulence genes. The X nematophilus cosmid also appears to containtransposase-like sequences whose presence may suggest that these locican be transferred horizontally between different strains or species ofbacteria. A range of such transfer events may also explain theapparently different genomic organization of the tc operons in the twodifferent bacteria. Further, only a subset of X nematophilus and P.luminescens strains appear toxic to M. sexta, suggesting either thatdifferent strains lack the tc genes or that they carry a different tcgene compliment. Detailed analysis of both a strain and toxin phylogenywithin, and between, these bacterial species should help clarify thelikely origin of the toxin genes and how they are maintained indifferent bacterial populations. R. H. ffrench-Constant and Bowen,Current Opinions in Microbiology, 1999, 12:284-288.

[0037] TC proteins and genes have more recently been described fromother insect-associated bacteria such as Serratia entomophila, an insectpathogen. Waterfield et al., TRENDS in Microbiology, Vol. 9, No. 4,April 2001.

[0038] In summary, toxin complex proteins from P. luminescens and X.nematophilus appear to have little homology to previously identifiedbacterial toxins and should provide useful alternatives to toxinsderived from B. thuringiensis. Although they have similar toxic effectson the insect midgut to other orally active toxins, their precise modeof action remains obscure. Future work could clarify their mechanism ofaction.

[0039] Bacteria of the genus Paenibacillus are distinguishable fromother bacteria by distinctive rRNA and phenotypic characteristics (C.Ash et al. (1993), “Molecular identification of rRNA group 3 bacilli(Ash, Farrow, Wallbanks and Collins) using a PCR probe test: Proposalfor the creation of a new genus Paenibacillus,” Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek64:253-260). Some species in this genusare known to be pathogenic tohoneybees (Paenibacillus larvae) and to scarab beetle grubs (P.popilliae and P. lentimorbus.) P. larvae, P. popilliae, and P.lentimorbus are considered obligate insect pathogens involved with milkydisease of scarab beetles (D. P. Stahly et al. (1992), “The genusBacillus: insect pathogens,” p. 1697-1745, In A. Balows et al., ed., TheProcaryotes, 2^(nd) Ed., Vol. 2, Springer-Verlag, New York, N.Y.).

[0040] A crystal protein, Cryl 8, has been identified in strains of P.popilliae and P. lentimorbus. Cry18 has scarab and grub toxicity, andhas about 40% identity to Cry2 proteins (Zhang et al., 1997; Harrison etal., 2000).

[0041] TC proteins and lepidopteran-toxic Cry proteins have veryrecently been discovered in Paenibacillus. See U.S. Serial No.60/392,633 (Bintrim et al.), filed Jun. 28, 2002.

[0042] Although some Xenorhabdus TC proteins were found to “correspond”(have a similar function and some level of sequence homology) to some ofthe Photorhabdus TC proteins, the “corresponding” proteins share onlyabout 40% (approximately) sequence identity with each other. This isalso true for the more recently discovered TC proteins fromPaenibacillus (those proteins and that discovery are the subject ofco-pending U.S. Serial No. 60/392,633).

[0043] In light of concerns about insects developing resistance to agiven pesticidal toxin, and in light of other concerns—some of which arediscussed above, there is a continuing need for the discovery of newinsecticidal toxins and other proteins that can be used to controlinsects.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0044] The subject invention relates to novel Xenorhabdus toxin complex(TC) proteins and genes that encode these proteins. More specifically,the subject invention relates to TC proteins and genes obtainable fromXenorhabdus strain Xwi.

[0045] The subject invention also provides an exochitinase obtainablefrom the Xwi strain. This exochitinase can be used to control insectsusing methods known in the art.

Brief Description of the Figures

[0046]FIG. 1 shows the orientation of ORFs identified in pDAB2097.

[0047]FIG. 2 shows expression vector plasmid pET280 vector.

[0048]FIG. 3 shows expression plasmid pCot-3.

[0049]FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of pET constructions.

[0050]FIG. 5 shows the TC operon from Photorhabdus.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEQUENCES

[0051] SEQ ID NO:1 is the N-terminus of Toxin_(XwiA) 220 kDa protein.

[0052] SEQ ID NO:2 is an internal peptide of Toxin_(XwiA) purifiedtoxin.

[0053] SEQ ID NO:3 is an internal peptide of Toxin_(XwiA) purifiedtoxin.

[0054] SEQ ID NO:4 is an internal peptide of Toxin_(XwiA) purifiedtoxin.

[0055] SEQ ID NO:5 is an internal peptide of Toxin_(XwiA) purifiedtoxin.

[0056] SEQ ID NO:6 is the pDAB2097 cosmid insert: 39,005 bp.

[0057] SEQ ID NO:7 is the pDAB2097 cosmid ORF1: nucleotides 1-1,533 ofSEQ ID NO:6.

[0058] SEQ ID NO:8 is the pDAB2097 cosmid ORF1 deduced protein: 511 aa.

[0059] SEQ ID NO:9 is the pDAB2097 cosmid ORF2 (xptD1): nucleotides1,543-5,715 of SEQ ID NO:6.

[0060] SEQ ID NO:10 is the pDAB2097 cosmid ORF2 deduced protein: 1,391aa.

[0061] SEQ ID NO:11 is the pDAB2097 cosmid ORF3: nucleotides 5,764-7,707of SEQ ID NO:6.

[0062] SEQ ID NO:12 is the pDAB2097 cosmid ORF3 deduced protein: 648 aa.

[0063] SEQ ID NO:13 is the pDAB2097 cosmid ORF4 (xptA1): nucleotides10,709-18,277 of SEQ ID NO:6.

[0064] SEQ ID NO:14 is the pDAB2097 cosmid ORF4 deduced protein: 2,523aa.

[0065] SEQ ID NO:15 is the pDAB2097 cosmid ORF5 (xptB1): nucleotides18,383-21,430 (C) of SEQ ID NO:6.

[0066] SEQ ID NO:16 is the pDAB2097 cosmid ORF5 deduced protein: 1,016aa.

[0067] SEQ ID NO:17 is the pDAB2097 cosmid ORF6 (xptC1): nucleotides21,487-25,965 (C) of SEQ ID NO:6.

[0068] SEQ ID NO:18 is the pDAB2097 cosmid ORF6 deduced protein: 1,493aa.

[0069] SEQ ID NO:19 is the pDAB2097 cosmid ORF7 (xptA2): nucleotides26,021-33,634 (C) of SEQ ID NO:6.

[0070] SEQ ID NO:20 is the pDAB2097 cosmid ORF7 deduced protein: 2,538aa.

[0071] SEQ ID NO:21 is the nucleotide sequence of the pDAB2097 cosmidinsert that encodes an exochitinase.

[0072] SEQ ID NO:22 is the amino acid sequence of the exochitinaseencodes by SEQ ID NO:21.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0073] The subject invention relates to novel Xenorhabdus toxin complex(TC) proteins and genes that encode these proteins. More specifically,the subject invention relates to TC genes and proteins obtainable fromXenorhabdus strain Xwi.

[0074] The subject invention also provides an exochitinase obtainablefrom the Xwi strain. This exochitinase can be used to control insectsusing methods known in the art. See, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,173,419. Thepolynucleotide of SEQ ID NO:21 can be inserted into the genome of aplant so that the plant produces the protein of SEQ ID NO:22. Insectsconsuming the plant tissues that produce (and contain) this proteinthereby contact the protein and will be controlled in this manner. TheTC protein genes can be used in similar manners (i.e., expression inplants) to control insects and other like pests. Preferably, a plant isproduced that expresses the XptA1 and/or XptA2 gene of SEQ ID NOs:13 and19 so that the subject XptA1 and/or XptA2 toxin proteins of the subjectinvention are produced by and preferably present in the cells of theplant. The plant can be constructed to co-express the XptC1 and XptB1genes of SEQ ID NOs:17 and 15, respectively, so that the XptC 1 and XptB1 proteins potentiate or enhance the XptA1 and/or XptA2 TC proteintoxins. The XptD1 gene of the subject invention can also be used,similarly, as would be known in the art.

[0075] Other methods of administering the subject proteins to insectsand other pests are well known in the art. Furthermore, the subjectproteins are not limited to use with each other; they can be usedindividually (or in combination) with other proteins, as would be knownin the art.

[0076] Proteins and toxins. The present invention provides easilyadministered, functional proteins. The present invention also provides amethod for delivering insecticidal toxins that are functionally activeand effective against many orders of insects, preferably lepidopteraninsects. By “functional activity” (or “active against”) it is meantherein that the protein toxins function as orally active insect controlagents (alone or in combination with other proteins), that the proteinshave a toxic effect (alone or in combination with other proteins), orare able to disrupt or deter insect- growth and/or feeding which may ormay not cause death of the insect. When an insect comes into contactwith an effective amount of a “toxin” of the subject invention deliveredvia transgenic plant expression, formulated protein composition(s),sprayable protein composition(s), a bait matrix or other deliverysystem, the results are typically death of the insect, inhibition of thegrowth and/or proliferation of the insect, and/or prevention of theinsects from feeding upon the source (preferably a transgenic plant)that makes the toxins available to the insects. Functional proteins ofthe subject invention can also work together or alone to enhance orimprove the activity of one or more other toxin proteins. The terms“toxic,” “toxicity,” or “toxin” as used herein are meant to convey thatthe subject “toxins” have “functional activity” as defined herein.

[0077] Complete lethality to feeding insects is preferred but is notrequired to achieve functional activity. If an insect avoids the toxinor ceases feeding, that avoidance will be useful in some applications,even if the effects are sublethal or lethality is delayed or indirect.For example, if insect resistant transgenic plants are desired, thereluctance of insects to feed on the plants is as useful as lethaltoxicity to the insects because the ultimate objective is avoidinginsect-induced plant damage.

[0078] There are many other ways in which toxins can be incorporatedinto an insect's diet. For example, it is possible to adulterate thelarval food source with the toxic protein by spraying the food with aprotein solution, as disclosed herein. Alternatively, the purifiedprotein could be genetically engineered into an otherwise harmlessbacterium, which could then be grown in culture, and either applied tothe food source or allowed to reside in the soil in an area in whichinsect eradication was desirable. Also, the protein could be geneticallyengineered directly into an insect food source. For instance, the majorfood source for many insect larvae is plant material. Therefore thegenes encoding toxins can be transferred to plant material so that saidplant material expresses the toxin of interest.

[0079] Transfer of the functional activity to plant or bacterial systemstypically requires nucleic acid sequences, encoding the amino acidsequences for the toxins, integrated into a protein expression vectorappropriate to the host in which the vector will reside. One way toobtain a nucleic acid sequence encoding a protein with functionalactivity is to isolate the native genetic material from the bacterialspecies which produce the toxins, using information deduced from thetoxin's amino acid sequence, as disclosed herein. The native sequencescan be optimized for expression in plants, for example, as discussed inmore detail below. Optimized polynucleotide can also be designed basedon the protein sequence.

[0080] The subject invention provides new classes of toxins havingadvantageous pesticidal activities. One way to characterize theseclasses of toxins and the polynucleotides that encode them is bydefining a polynucleotide by its ability to hybridize, under a range ofspecified conditions, with an exemplified nucleotide sequence (thecomplement thereof and/or a probe or probes derived from either strand)and/or by their ability to be amplified by PCR using primers derivedfrom the exemplified sequences.

[0081] There are a number of methods for obtaining the pesticidal toxinsof the instant invention.

[0082] For example, antibodies to the pesticidal toxins disclosed andclaimed herein can be used to identify and isolate other toxins from amixture of proteins. Specifically, antibodies may be raised to theportions of the toxins which are most constant and most distinct fromother toxins. These antibodies can then be used to specifically identifyequivalent toxins with the characteristic activity byimmunoprecipitation, enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), orwestern blotting. Antibodies to the toxins disclosed herein, or toequivalent toxins, or to fragments of these toxins, can be readilyprepared using standard procedures. Toxins of the subject invention canbe obtained from a variety of sources/source microorganisms.

[0083] One skilled in the art would readily recognize that toxins (andgenes) of the subject invention can be obtained from a variety ofsources. A toxin “from” or “obtainable from” the subject Xwi isolatemeans that the toxin (or a similar toxin) can be obtained from Xwi orsome other source, such as another bacterial strain or a plant. Forexample, one skilled in the art will readily recognize that, given thedisclosure of a bacterial gene and toxin, a plant can be engineered toproduce the toxin. Antibody preparations, nucleic acid probes (DNA andRNA), and the like may be prepared using the polynucleotide and/or aminoacid sequences disclosed herein and used to screen and recover othertoxin genes from other (natural) sources.

[0084] Polynucleotides and probes. The subject invention furtherprovides nucleotide sequences that encode the toxins of the subjectinvention. The subject invention further provides methods of identifyingand characterizing genes that encode pesticidal toxins. In oneembodiment, the subject invention provides unique nucleotide sequencesthat are useful as hybridization probes and/or primers for PCRtechniques. The primers produce characteristic gene fragments that canbe used in the identification, characterization, and/or isolation ofspecific toxin genes. The nucleotide sequences of the subject inventionencode toxins that are distinct from previously described toxins.

[0085] The polynucleotides of the subject invention can be used to formcomplete “genes” to encode proteins or peptides in a desired host cell.For example, as the skilled artisan would readily recognize, the subjectpolynucleotides can be appropriately placed under the control of apromoter in a host of interest, as is readily known in the art.

[0086] As the skilled artisan knows, DNA typically exists in adouble-stranded form. In this arrangement, one strand is complementaryto the other strand and vice versa. As DNA is replicated in a plant (forexample), additional complementary strands of DNA are produced. The“coding strand” is often used in the art to refer to the strand thatbinds with the anti-sense strand. The mRNA is transcribed from the“anti-sense” strand of DNA. The “sense” or “coding” strand has a seriesof codons (a codon is three nucleotides that can be read as athree-residue unit to specify a particular amino acid) that can be readas an open reading frame (ORF) to form a protein or peptide of interest.In order to produce a protein in vivo, a strand of DNA is typicallytranscribed into a complementary strand of mRNA which is used as thetemplate for the protein. Thus, the subject invention includes the useof the exemplified polynucleotides shown in the attached sequencelisting and/or equivalents including the complementary strands. RNA andPNA (peptide nucleic acids) that are functionally equivalent to theexemplified DNA are included in the subject invention.

[0087] In one embodiment of the subject invention, bacterial isolatescan be cultivated under conditions resulting in high multiplication ofthe microbe. After treating the microbe to provide single-strandedgenomic nucleic acid, the DNA can be contacted with the primers of theinvention and subjected to PCR amplification. Characteristic fragmentsof toxin-encoding genes will be amplified by the procedure, thusidentifying the presence of the toxin-encoding gene(s).

[0088] Further aspects of the subject invention include genes andisolates identified using the methods and nucleotide sequences disclosedherein. The genes thus identified encode toxins active against pests.

[0089] Toxins and genes of the subject invention can be identified andobtained by using oligonucleotide probes, for example. These probes aredetectable nucleotide sequences which may be detectable by virtue of anappropriate label or may be made inherently fluorescent as described inInternational Application No. WO 93/16094. The probes (and thepolynucleotides of the subject invention) may be DNA, RNA, or PNA. Inaddition to adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G), thymine (T), anduracil (U; for RNA molecules), synthetic probes (and polynucleotides) ofthe subject invention can also have inosine (a neutral base capable ofpairing with all four bases; sometimes used in place of a mixture of allfour bases in synthetic probes). Thus, where a synthetic, degenerateoligonucleotide is referred to herein, and “n” is used generically, “n”can be G, A, T, C, or inosine. Ambiguity codes as used herein are inaccordance with standard IUPAC naming conventions as of the filing ofthe subject application (for example, R means A or G, Y means C or T,etc.).

[0090] As is well known in the art, if a probe molecule hybridizes witha nucleic acid sample,it can be reasonably assumed that the probe andsample have substantial homology/similarity/identity. Preferably,hybridization of the polynucleotide is first conducted followed bywashes under conditions of low, moderate, or high stringency bytechniques well-known in the art, as described in, for example, Keller,G. H., M. M. Manak (1987) DNA Probes, Stockton Press, New York, N.Y.,pp. 169-170. For example, as stated therein, low stringency conditionscan be achieved by first washing with 2×SSC (Standard SalineCitrate)/0.1% SDS (Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate) for 15 minutes at roomtemperature. Two washes are typically performed. Higher stringency canthen be achieved by lowering the salt concentration and/or by raisingthe temperature. For example, the wash described above can be followedby two washings with 0.1×SSC/0. 1% SDS for 15 minutes each at roomtemperature followed by subsequent washes with 0.1×SSC/0.1% SDS for 30minutes each at 55° C. These temperatures can be used with otherhybridization and wash protocols set forth herein and as would be knownto one skilled in the art (SSPE can be used as the salt instead of SSC,for example). The 2×SSC/0.1% SDS can be prepared by adding 50 ml of 20xSSC and 5 ml of 10% SDS to 445 ml of water. 20×SSC can be prepared bycombining NaCl (175.3 g/0.150 M), sodium citrate (88.2 g/0.015 M), andwater to 1 liter, followed by adjusting pH to 7.0 with 10 N NaOH. 10%SDS can be prepared by dissolving 10 g of SDS in 50 ml of autoclavedwater, diluting to 100 ml, and aliquotting.

[0091] Detection of the probe provides a means for determining in aknown manner whether hybridization has been maintained. Such a probeanalysis provides a rapid method for identifying toxin-encoding genes ofthe subject invention. The nucleotide segments which are used as probesaccording to the invention can be synthesized using a DNA synthesizerand standard procedures. These nucleotide sequences can also be used asPCR primers to amplify genes of the subject invention.

[0092] Hybridization characteristics of a molecule can be used to definepolynucleotides of the subject invention. Thus the subject inventionincludes polynucleotides (and/or their complements, preferably theirfull complements) that hybridize with a polynucleotide exemplifiedherein.

[0093] As used herein “stringent” conditions for hybridization refers toconditions which achieve the same, or about the same, degree ofspecificity of hybridization as the conditions employed by the currentapplicants. Specifically, hybridization of immobilized DNA on Southernblots with ³²P-labeled gene-specific probes was performed by standardmethods (see, e.g., Maniatis, T., E. F. Fritsch, J. Sambrook [1982]Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory,Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.). In general, hybridization and subsequentwashes were carried out under conditions that allowed for detection oftarget sequences. For double-stranded DNA gene probes, hybridization wascarried out overnight at 20-25° C. below the melting temperature (Tm) ofthe DNA hybrid in 6×SSPE, 5×Denhardt's solution, 0.1 % SDS, 0.1 mg/mldenatured DNA. The melting temperature is described by the followingformula (Beltz, G. A., K. A. Jacobs, T. H. Eickbush, P. T. Cherbas, andF. C. Kafatos [1983] Methods of Enzymology, R. Wu, L. Grossman and K.Moldave [eds.] Academic Press, New York 100:266-285):

Tm =81.5° C.+16.6Log[Na+]+0.41(%G+C)−0.61(%formamide)−600/length ofduplex in base pairs.

[0094] Washes are typically carried out as follows:

[0095] (1) Twice at room temperature for 15 minutes in 1×SSPE, 0.1% SDS(low stringency wash).

[0096] (2) Once at Tm-20° C. for 15 minutes in 0.2×SSPE, 0.1% SDS(moderate stringency wash).

[0097] For oligonucleotide probes, hybridization was carried outovernight at 10-20° C. below the melting temperature (Tm) of the hybridin 6×SSPE, 5×Denhardt's solution, 0.1% SDS, 0.1 mg/ml denatured DNA. Tmfor oligonucleotide probes was determined by the following formula:

Tm(° C.)=2(number T/A base pairs)+4(number G/C base pairs)

[0098] (Suggs, S. V., T. Miyake, E. H. Kawashime, M. J. Johnson, K.Itakura, and R. B. Wallace [1981] ICA-UCLA Symp. Dev. Biol. UsingPurified Genes, D. D. Brown [ed.], Academic Press, New York,23:683-693).

[0099] Washes were typically carried out as follows:

[0100] (1) Twice at room temperature for 15 minutes 133 SSPE, 0.1% SDS(low stringency wash).

[0101] (2) Once at the hybridization temperature for 15 minutes in 133SSPE, 0.1% SDS (moderate stringency wash).

[0102] In general, salt and/or temperature can be altered to changestringency. With a labeled DNA fragment >70 or so bases in length, thefollowing conditions can be used: Low:   1 or 2x SSPE, room temperatureLow:   1 or 2x SSPE, 42° C. Moderate: 0.2x or 1x SSPE, 65° C. High: 0.1xSSPE, 65° C.

[0103] Duplex formation and stability depend on substantialcomplementarity between the two strands of a hybrid, and, as notedabove, a certain degree of mismatch can be tolerated. Therefore, theprobe sequences of the subject invention include mutations (both singleand multiple), deletions, insertions of the described sequences, andcombinations thereof, wherein said mutations, insertions and deletionspermit formation of stable hybrids with the target polynucleotide ofinterest. Mutations, insertions, and deletions can be produced in agiven polynucleotide sequence in many ways, and these methods are knownto an ordinarily skilled artisan. Other methods may become known in thefuture.

[0104] PCR technology. Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) is a repetitive,enzymatic, primed synthesis of a nucleic acid sequence. This procedureis well known and commonly used by those skilled in this art (seeMullis, U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,683,195, 4,683,202, and 4,800,159; Saiki,Randall K., Stephen Scharf, Fred Faloona, Kary B. Mullis, Glenn T. Horn,Henry A. Erlich, Norman Arnheim [1985] “Enzymatic Amplification ofβ-Globin Genomic Sequences and Restriction Site Analysis for Diagnosisof Sickle Cell Anemia,” Science 230:1350-1354). PCR is based on theenzymatic amplification of a DNA fragment of interest that is flanked bytwo oligonucleotide primers that hybridize to opposite strands of thetarget sequence. The primers are oriented with the 3′ ends pointingtowards each other. Repeated cycles of heat denaturation of thetemplate, annealing of the primers to their complementary sequences, andextension of the annealed primers with a DNA polymerase result in theamplification of the segment defined by the 5′ ends of the PCR primers.The extension product of each primer can serve as a template for theother primer, so each cycle essentially doubles the amount of DNAfragment produced in the previous cycle. This results in the exponentialaccumulation of the specific target fragment, up to several million-foldin a few hours. By using a thermostable DNA polymerase such as Taqpolymerase, isolated from the thermophilic bacterium Thermus aquaticus,the amplification process can be completely automated. Other enzymeswhich can be used are known to those skilled in the art.

[0105] The DNA sequences of the subject invention can be used as primersfor PCR amplification. In performing PCR amplification, a certain degreeof mismatch can be tolerated between primer and template. Therefore,mutations, deletions, and insertions (especially additions ofnucleotides to the 5′ end) of the exemplified primers fall within thescope of the subject invention. Mutations, insertions, and deletions canbe produced in a given primer by methods known to an ordinarily skilledartisan.

[0106] Modification of genes and toxins. The genes and toxins usefulaccording to the subject invention include not only the specificallyexemplified full-length sequences, but also portions, segments and/orfragments (including internal and/or terminal deletions compared to thefull-length molecules) of these sequences, variants, mutants, chimerics,and fusions thereof. Proteins of the subject invention can havesubstituted amino acids so long as they retain the characteristicpesticidal/functional activity of the proteins specifically exemplifiedherein. “Variant” genes have nucleotide sequences that encode the sametoxins or equivalent toxins having pesticidal activity equivalent to anexemplified protein. The terms “variant proteins” and “equivalenttoxins” refer to toxins having the same or essentially the samebiological/functional activity against the target pests and equivalentsequences as the exemplified toxins. As used herein, reference to an“equivalent” sequence refers to sequences having amino acidsubstitutions, deletions, additions, or insertions which improve or donot adversely affect pesticidal activity. Fragments retaining pesticidalactivity are also included in this definition. Fragments and otherequivalents that retain the same or similar function, or “toxinactivity,” as a corresponding fragment of an exemplified toxin arewithin the scope of the subject invention. Changes, such as amino acidsubstitutions or additions, can be made for a variety of purposes, suchas increasing (or decreasing) protease stability of the protein (withoutmaterially/substantially decreasing the functional activity of thetoxin).

[0107] Equivalent toxins and/or genes encoding these equivalent toxinscan be obtained/derived from wild-type or recombinant bacteria and/orfrom other wild-type or recombinant organisms using the teachingsprovided herein. Other Bacillus, Paenibacillus, Photorhabdus, andXenorhabdus species, for example, can be used as source isolates.

[0108] Variations of genes may be readily constructed using standardtechniques for making point mutations, for example. In addition, U.S.Pat. No.5,605,793, for example, describes methods for generatingadditional molecular diversity by using DNA reassembly after randomfragmentation. Variant genes can be used to produce variant proteins;recombinant hosts can be used to produce the variant proteins. Usingthese “gene shuffling” techniques, equivalent genes and proteins can beconstructed that comprise any 5, 10, or 20 contiguous residues (aminoacid or nucleotide) of any sequence exemplified herein. As one skilledin the art knows, the gene shuffling techniques can be adjusted toobtain equivalents having, for example, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30,31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48,49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66,67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84,85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97,98, 99, 100, 101,102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115,116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129,130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143,144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157,158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171,172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185,186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199,200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213,214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227,228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241,242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255,256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269,270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283,284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297,298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311,312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325,326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339,340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353,354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367,368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381,382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395,396, 397, 398, 399, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408,409,410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422,423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436,437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445; 446, 447, 448, 449, 450,451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464,465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 471, 472, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 478,479, 480, 481, 482, 483, 484, 485, 486, 487, 488, 489, 490, 491, 492,493, 494, 495, 496, 497, 498, 499, or 500 contiguous residues (aminoacid or nucleotide), corresponding to a segment (of the same size) inany of the exemplified sequences (or the complements (full complements)thereof). Similarly sized segments, especially those for conservedregions, can also be used as probes and/or primers.

[0109] Fragments of full-length genes can be made using commerciallyavailable exonucleases or endonucleases according to standardprocedures. For example, enzymes such as Bal31 or site-directedmutagenesis can be used to systematically cut off nucleotides from theends of these genes. Also, genes which encode active fragments may beobtained using a variety of restriction enzymes. Proteases may be usedto directly obtain active fragments of these toxins.

[0110] It is within the scope of the invention as disclosed herein thattoxins may be truncated and still retain functional activity. By“truncated toxin” is meant that a portion of a toxin protein may becleaved and yet still exhibit activity after cleavage. Cleavage can beachieved by proteases inside or outside of the insect gut. Furthermore,effectively cleaved proteins can be produced using molecular biologytechniques wherein the DNA bases encoding said toxin are removed eitherthrough digestion with restriction endonucleases or other techniquesavailable to the skilled artisan. After truncation, said proteins can beexpressed in heterologous systems such as E. coli, baculoviruses,plant-based viral systems, yeast and the like and then placed in insectassays as disclosed herein to determine activity. It is well-known inthe art that truncated toxins can be successfully produced so that theyretain functional activity while having less than the entire,full-length sequence. It is well known in the art that B.t. toxins canbe used in a truncated (core toxin) form. See, e.g., Adang et al., Gene36:289-300 (1985), “Characterized full-length and truncated plasmidclones of the crystal protein of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp kurstakiHD-73 and their toxicity to Manduca sexta.” There are other examples oftruncated proteins that retain insecticidal activity, including theinsect juvenile hormone esterase (U.S. Pat. No.5,674,485 to the Regentsof the University of California). As used herein, the term “toxin” isalso meant to include functionally active truncations.

[0111] Certain toxins of the subject invention have been specificallyexemplified herein. As these toxins are merely exemplary of the toxinsof the subject invention, it should be readily apparent that the subjectinvention comprises variant or equivalent toxins (and nucleotidesequences coding for equivalent toxins) having the same or similarpesticidal activity of the exemplified toxin. Equivalent toxins willhave amino acid similarity (and/or homology) with an exemplified toxin.The amino acid identity will typically be greater than 60%, preferablygreater than 75%, more preferably greater than 80%, even more preferablygreater than 90%, and can be greater than 95%. Preferred polynucleotidesand proteins of the subject invention can also be defined in terms ofmore particular identity and/or similarity ranges. For example, theidentity and/or similarity can be 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49,50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67,68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85,86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, or 99% as comparedto a sequence exemplified herein.

[0112] Unless otherwise specified, as used herein percent sequenceidentity and/or similarity of two nucleic acids is determined using thealgorithm of Karlin and Altschul (1990), Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA87:2264-2268, modified as in Karlin and Altschul (1993), Proc. Natl.Acad. Sci. USA 90:5873-5877. Such an algorithm is incorporated into theNBLAST and XBLAST programs of Altschul et al. (1990), J. Mol. Biol.215:402-410. BLAST nucleotide searches are performed with the NBLASTprogram, score=100, wordlength=12. To obtain gapped alignments forcomparison purposes, Gapped BLAST is used as described in Altschul etal. (1997), Nucl. Acids Res. 25:3389-3402. When utilizing BLAST andGapped BLAST programs, the default parameters of the respective programs(NBLAST and XBLAST) are used. See NCBI/NIH website. The scores can alsobe calculated using the methods and algorithms of Crickmore et al. asdescribed in the Background section, above.

[0113] The amino acid homology/similarity/identity will be highest incritical regions of the toxin which account for biological activity orare involved in the determination of three-dimensional configurationwhich is ultimately responsible for the biological activity. In thisregard, certain amino acid substitutions are acceptable and can beexpected to be tolerated. For example, these substitutions can be inregions of the protein that are not critical to activity. Analyzing thecrystal structure of a protein, and software-based protein structuremodeling, can be used to identify regions of a protein that can bemodified (using site-directed mutagenesis, shuffling, etc.) to actuallychange the properties and/or increase the functionality of the protein.

[0114] Various properties and three-dimensional features of the proteincan also be changed without adversely affecting the toxinactivity/functionality of the protein. Conservative amino acidsubstitutions can be expected to be tolerated/to not adversely affectthe three-dimensional configuration of the molecule. Amino acids can beplaced in the following classes: non-polar, uncharged polar, basic, andacidic. Conservative substitutions whereby an amino acid of one class isreplaced with another amino acid of the same type fall within the scopeof the subject invention so long as the substitution is not adverse tothe biological activity of the compound. Table 1 provides a listing ofexamples of amino acids belonging to each class. TABLE 1 Class of AminoAcid Examples of Amino Acids Nonpolar Ala, Val, Leu, Ile, Pro, Met, Phe,Trp Uncharged Polar Gly, Ser, Thr, Cys, Tyr, Asn, Gln Acidic Asp, GluBasic Lys, Arg, His

[0115] In some instances, non-conservative substitutions can also bemade. The critical factor is that these substitutions must notsignificantly detract from the functional/biological activity of thetoxin.

[0116] As used herein, reference to “isolated” polynucleotides and/or“purified” toxins refers to these molecules when they are not associatedwith the other molecules with which they would be found in nature. Thus,reference to “isolated” and/or “purified” signifies the involvement ofthe “hand of man” as described herein. For example, a bacterial toxin“gene” of the subject invention. put into a plant for expression is an“isolated polynucleotide.” Likewise, a Xenorhabdus protein, exemplifiedherein, produced by a plant is an “isolated protein.”

[0117] Because of the degeneracy/redundancy of the genetic code, avariety of different DNA sequences can encode the amino acid sequencesdisclosed herein. It is well within the skill of a person trained in theart to create alternative DNA sequences that encode the same, oressentially the same, toxins. These variant DNA sequences are within thescope of the subject invention.

[0118] Optimization of sequence for expression in plants. To obtain highexpression of heterologous genes in plants it may be preferred toreengineer said genes so that they are more efficiently expressed in(the cytoplasm of) plant cells. Maize is one such plant where it may bepreferred to re-design the heterologous gene(s) prior to transformationto increase the expression level thereof in said plant. Therefore, anadditional step in the design of genes encoding a bacterial toxin isreengineering of a heterologous gene for optimal expression.

[0119] One reason for the reengineering of a bacterial toxin forexpression in maize is due to the non-optimal G+C content of the nativegene. For example, the very low G+C content of many native bacterialgene(s) (and consequent skewing towards high A+T content) results in thegeneration of sequences mimicking or duplicating plant gene controlsequences that are known to be highly A+T rich. The presence of someA+T-rich sequences within the DNA of gene(s) introduced into plants(e.g., TATA box regions normally found in gene promoters) may result inaberrant transcription of the gene(s). On the other hand, the presenceof other regulatory sequences residing in the transcribed mRNA (e.g.,polyadenylation signal sequences (AAUAAA), or sequences complementary tosmall nuclear RNAs involved in pre-mRNA splicing) may lead to RNAinstability. Therefore, one goal in the design of genes encoding abacterial toxin for maize expression, more preferably referred to asplant optimized gene(s), is to generate a DNA sequence having a higherG+C content, and preferably one close to that of maize genes coding formetabolic enzymes. Another goal in the design of the plant optimizedgene(s) encoding a bacterial toxin is to generate a DNA sequence inwhich the sequence modifications do not hinder translation.

[0120] The table below (Table 2) illustrates how high the G+C content isin maize. For the data in Table 2, coding regions of the genes wereextracted from GenBank (Release 71) entries, and base compositions werecalculated using the MacVector.™ program (IBI, New Haven, Conn.). Intronsequences were ignored in the calculations.

[0121] Due to the plasticity afforded by the redundancy/degeneracy ofthe genetic code (i.e., some amino acids are specified by more than onecodon), evolution of the genomes in different organisms or classes oforganisms has resulted in differential usage of redundant codons. This“codon bias” is reflected in the mean base composition of protein codingregions. For example, organisms with relatively low G+C contents utilizecodons having A or T in the third position of redundant codons, whereasthose having higher G+C contents utilize codons having G or C in thethird position. It is thought that the presence of “minor” codons withina mRNA may reduce the absolute translation rate of that mRNA, especiallywhen the relative abundance of the charged tRNA corresponding to theminor codon is low. An extension of this is that the diminution oftranslation rate by individual minor codons would be at least additivefor multiple minor codons. Therefore, mRNAs having high relativecontents of minor codons would have correspondingly low translationrates. This rate would be reflected by subsequent low levels of theencoded protein.

[0122] In engineering genes encoding a bacterial toxin for maize (orother plant, such as cotton or soybean) expression, the codon bias ofthe plant has been determined. The codon bias for maize is thestatistical codon distribution that the plant uses for coding itsproteins and the preferred codon usage is shown in Table 3. Afterdetermining the bias, the percent frequency of the codons in the gene(s)of interest is determined. The primary codons preferred by the plantshould be determined as well as the second and third choice of preferredcodons. Afterwards, the amino acid sequence of the bacterial toxin ofinterest is reverse translated so that the resulting nucleic acidsequence codes for exactly the same protein as the native gene wantingto be heterologously expressed. The new DNA sequence is designed usingcodon bias information so that it corresponds to the most preferredcodons of the desired plant. The new sequence is then analyzed forrestriction enzyme sites that might have been created by themodification. The identified sites are further modified by replacing thecodons with second or third choice preferred codons. Other sites in thesequence which could affect transcription or translation of the gene ofinterest are the exon:intronjunctions (5′ or 3′), poly A additionsignals, or RNA polymerase termination signals. The sequence is furtheranalyzed and modified to reduce the frequency of TA or GC doublets. Inaddition to the doublets, G or C sequence blocks that have more thanabout four residues that are the same can affect transcription of thesequence. Therefore, these blocks are also modified by replacing thecodons of first or second choice, etc. with the next preferred codon ofchoice. TABLE 2 Compilation of G + C contents of protein coding regionsof maize genes Protein Class.sup.a Range % G + C Mean % G + C.sup.bMetabolic Enzymes (76) 44.4-75.3 59.0 (.+−.8.0) Structural Proteins (18)48.6-70.5 63.6 (.+−.6.7) Regulatory Proteins (5) 57.2-68.8 62.0(.+−.4.9) Uncharacterized Proteins (9) 41.5-70.3 64.3 (.+−.7.2) AllProteins (108) 44.4-75.3 60.8 (.+−.5.2)

[0123] It is preferred that the plant optimized gene(s) encoding abacterial toxin contain about 63% of first choice codons, between about22% to about 37% second choice codons, and between about 15% to about 0%third choice codons, wherein the total percentage is 100%. Mostpreferred the plant optimized gene(s) contains about 63% of first choicecodons, at least about 22% second choice codons, about 7.5% third choicecodons, and about 7.5% fourth choice codons, wherein the totalpercentage is 100%. The preferred codon usage for engineering genes formaize expression are shown in Table 3. The method described aboveenables one skilled in the art to modify gene(s) that are foreign to aparticular plant so that the genes are optimally expressed in plants.The method is further illustrated in PCT application WO 97/13402.

[0124] In order to design plant optimized genes encoding a bacterialtoxin, the amino acid sequence of said protein is reverse translatedinto a DNA sequence utilizing a non-redundant genetic code establishedfrom a codon bias table compiled for the gene sequences for theparticular plant, as shown in Table 2. The resulting DNA sequence, whichis completely homogeneous in codon usage, is further modified toestablish a DNA sequence that, besides having a higher degree of codondiversity, also contains strategically placed restriction enzymerecognition sites, desirable base composition, and a lack of sequencesthat might interfere with transcription of the gene, or translation ofthe product mRNA. TABLE 3 Preferred amino acid codons for proteinsexpressed in maize Amino Acid Codon* Alanine GCC/GCG Cysteine TGC/TGTAspartic Acid GAC/GAT Glutamic Acid GAG/GAA Phenylalanine TTC/TTTGlycine GGC/GGG Histidine CAC/CAT Isoleucine ATC/ATT Lysine AAG/AAALeucine CTG/CTC Methionine ATG Asparagine AAC/AAT Proline CCG/CCAGlutamine CAG/CAA Arginine AGG/CGC Serine AGC/TCC Threonine ACC/ACGValine GTG/GTC Tryptophan TGG Tryrosine TAC/TAT Stop TGA/TAG

[0125] Thus, synthetic genes that are functionally equivalent to thetoxins/genes of the subject invention can be used to transform hosts,including plants. Additional guidance regarding the production ofsynthetic genes can be found in, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,380,831.

[0126] In some cases, especially for expression in plants, it can beadvantageous to use truncated genes that express truncated proteins.Hofte et al. 1989, for example, discussed in the Background Sectionabove, discussed protoxin and core toxin segments of B.t. toxins.Preferred truncated genes will typically encode 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45,46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63,64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81,82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, or99% of the full-length toxin.

[0127] Transgenic hosts. The toxin-encoding genes of the subjectinvention can be introduced into a wide variety of microbial or planthosts. In preferred embodiments, transgenic plant cells and plants areused. Preferred plants (and plant cells) are corn, maize, and cotton.

[0128] In preferred embodiments, expression of the toxin gene results,directly or indirectly, in the intracellular production (andmaintenance) of the pesticide proteins. Plants can be renderedinsect-resistant in this manner. Whentransgenic/recombinant/transformed/transfected host cells (or contentsthereof) are ingested by the pests, the pests will ingest the toxin.This is the preferred manner in which to cause contact of the pest withthe toxin. The result is control (killing or making sick) of the pest.Sucking pests can also be controlled in a similar manner. Alternatively,suitable microbial hosts, e.g., Pseudomonas such as P. fluorescens, canbe applied where target pests are present; the microbes can proliferatethere, and are ingested by the target pests. The microbe hosting thetoxin gene can be treated under conditions that prolong the activity ofthe toxin and stabilize the cell. The treated cell, which retains thetoxic activity, can then be applied to the environment of the targetpest.

[0129] Where the toxin gene is introduced via a suitable vector into amicrobial host, and said host is applied to the environment in a livingstate, certain host microbes should be used. Microorganism hosts areselected which are known to occupy the “phytosphere” (phylloplane,phyllosphere, rhizosphere, and/or rhizoplane) of one or more crops ofinterest. These microorganisms are selected so as to be capable ofsuccessfully competing in the particular environment (crop and otherinsect habitats) with the wild-type microorganisms, provide for stablemaintenance and expression of the gene expressing the polypeptidepesticide, and, desirably, provide for improved protection of thepesticide from environmental degradation and inactivation.

[0130] A large number of microorganisms are known to inhabit thephylloplane (the surface of the plant leaves) and/or the rhizosphere(the soil surrounding plant roots) of a wide variety of important crops.These microorganisms include bacteria, algae, and fungi. Of particularinterest are microorganisms, such as bacteria, e.g., genera Pseudomonas,Erwinia, Serratia, Klebsiella, Xanthomonas, Streptomyces, Rhizobium,Rhodopseudomonas, Methylophilius, Agrobacterium, Acetobacter,Lactobacillus, Arthrobacter, Azotobacter, Leuconostoc, and Alcaligenes;fungi, particularly yeast, e.g., genera Saccharomyces, Cryptococcus,Kluyveromyces, Sporobolomyces, Rhodotorula, and Aureobasidium. Ofparticular interest are such phytosphere bacterial species asPseudomonas syringae, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Serratia marcescens,Acetobacter xylinum, Agrobacterium tumefaciens, Rhodopseudomonasspheroides, Xanthomonas campestris, Rhizobirum melioti, Alcaligenesentrophus, and Azotobacter vinlandii; and phytosphere yeast species suchas Rhodotorula rubra, R. glutinis, R. marina, R. aurantiaca,Cryptococcus albidus, C. diffluens, C. laurentii, Saccharomyces rosei,S. pretoriensis, S. cerevisiae, Sporobolomyces roseus, S. odorus,Kluyveromyces veronae, and Aureobasidium pollulans. Also of interest arepigmented microorganisms.

[0131] Insertion of genes to form transgenic hosts. One aspect of thesubject invention is the transformation/transfection of plants, plantcells, and other host cells with polynucleotides of the subjectinvention that express proteins of the subject invention. Plantstransformed in this manner can be rendered resistant to attack by thetarget pest(s).

[0132] A wide variety of methods are available for introducing a geneencoding a pesticidal protein into the target host under conditions thatallow for stable maintenance and expression of the gene. These methodsare well known to those skilled in the art and are described, forexample, in U.S. Pat. No. 5,135,867.

[0133] For example, a large number of cloning vectors comprising areplication system in E. coli and a marker that permits selection of thetransformed cells are available for preparation for the insertion offoreign genes into higher plants. The vectors comprise, for example,pBR322, pUC series, M13mp series, pACYC184, etc. Accordingly, thesequence encoding the toxin can be inserted into the vector at asuitable restriction site. The resulting plasmid is used fortransformation into E. coli. The E. coli cells are cultivated in asuitable nutrient medium, then harvested and lysed. The plasmid isrecovered. Sequence analysis, restriction analysis, electrophoresis, andother biochemical-molecular biological methods are generally carried outas methods of analysis. After each manipulation, the DNA sequence usedcan be cleaved and joined to the next DNA sequence. Each plasmidsequence can be cloned in the same or other plasmids. Depending on themethod of inserting desired genes into the plant, other DNA sequencesmay be necessary. If, for example, the Ti or Ri plasmid is used for thetransformation of the plant cell, then at least the right border, butoften the right and the left border of the Ti or Ri plasmid T-DNA, hasto be joined as the flanking region of the genes to be inserted. The useof T-DNA for the transformation of plant cells has been intensivelyresearched and described in EP 120 516; Hoekema (1985) In: The BinaryPlant Vector System, Offset-durkkerij Kanters B. V., Alblasserdam,Chapter 5; Fraley et al., Crit. Rev. Plant Sci. 4:1-46; and An et al.(1985) EMBO J. 4:277-287.

[0134] A large number of techniques are available for inserting DNA intoa plant host cell. Those techniques include transformation with T-DNAusing Agrobacterium tumefaciens or Agrobacterium rhizogenes astransformation agent, fusion, injection, biolistics (microparticlebombardment), or electroporation as well as other possible methods. IfAgrobacteria are used for the transformation, the DNA to be inserted hasto be cloned into special plasmids, namely either into an intermediatevector or into a binary vector. The intermediate vectors can beintegrated into the Ti or Ri plasmid by homologous recombination owingto sequences that are homologous to sequences in the T-DNA. The Ti or Riplasmid also comprises the vir region necessary for the transfer of theT-DNA. Intermediate vectors cannot replicate themselves in Agrobacteria.The intermediate vector can be transferred into Agrobacteriumtumefaciens by means of a helper plasmid (conjugation). Binary vectorscan replicate themselves both in E. coli and in Agrobacteria. Theycomprise a selection marker gene and a linker or polylinker which areframed by the right and left T-DNA border regions. They can betransformed directly into Agrobacteria (Holsters et al. [1978] Mol. Gen.Genet. 163:181-187). The Agrobacterium used as host cell is to comprisea plasmid carrying a vir region. The vir region is necessary for thetransfer of the T-DNA into the plant cell. Additional T-DNA may becontained. The bacterium so transformed is used for the transformationof plant cells. Plant explants can advantageously be cultivated withAgrobacterium tumefaciens or Agrobacterium rhizogenes for the transferof the DNA into the plant cell. Whole plants can then be regeneratedfrom the infected plant material (for example, pieces of leaf, segmentsof stalk, roots, but also protoplasts or suspension-cultivated cells) ina suitable medium, which may contain antibiotics or biocides forselection. The plants so obtained can then be tested for the presence ofthe inserted DNA. No special demands are made of the plasmids in thecase of injection and electroporation. It is possible to use ordinaryplasmids, such as, for example, pUC derivatives

[0135] The transformed cells grow inside the plants in the usual manner.They can form germ cells and transmit the transformed trait(s) toprogeny plants. Such plants can be grown in the normal manner andcrossed with plants that have the same transformed hereditary factors orother hereditary factors. The resulting hybrid individuals have thecorresponding phenotypic properties.

[0136] In some preferred embodiments of the invention, genes encodingthe bacterial toxin are expressed from transcriptional units insertedinto the plant genome. Preferably, said transcriptional units arerecombinant vectors capable of stable integration into the plant genomeand enable selection of transformed plant lines expressing mRNA encodingthe proteins.

[0137] Once the inserted DNA has been integrated in the genome, it isrelatively stable there (and does not come out again). It normallycontains a selection marker that confers on the transformed plant cellsresistance to a biocide or an antibiotic, such as kanamycin, G418,bleomycin, hygromycin, or chloramphenicol, inter alia. The individuallyemployed marker should accordingly permit the selection of transformedcells rather than cells that do not contain the inserted DNA. Thegene(s) of interest are preferably expressed either by constitutive orinducible promoters in the plant cell. Once expressed, the mRNA istranslated into proteins, thereby incorporating amino acids of interestinto protein. The genes encoding a toxin expressed in the plant cellscan be under the control of a constitutive promoter, a tissue-specificpromoter, or an inducible promoter.

[0138] Several techniques exist for introducing foreign recombinantvectors into plant cells, and for obtaining plants that stably maintainand express the introduced gene. Such techniques include theintroduction of genetic material coated onto microparticles directlyinto cells (U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,945,050 to Cornell and U.S. Pat. No.5,141,131 to DowElanco, now Dow AgroSciences, LLC). In addition, plantsmay be transformed using Agrobacterium technology, see U.S. Pat. No.5,177,010 to University of Toledo; U.S. Pat. No. 5,104,310 to Texas A&M;European Patent Application 0131624B1; European Patent Applications120516, 159418B1 and 176,112 to Schilperoot; U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,149,645,5,469,976, 5,464,763 and 4,940,838 and 4,693,976 to Schilperoot;European Patent Applications 116718, 290799, 320500 all to Max Planck;European Patent Applications 604662 and 627752, and U.S. Pat. No.5,591,616, to Japan Tobacco; European Patent Applications 0267159 and0292435, and U.S. Pat. No. 5,231,019, all to Ciba Geigy, now Novartis;U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,463,174 and 4,762,785, both to Calgene; and U.S. Pat.Nos. 5,004,863 and 5,159,135, both to Agracetus. Other transformationtechnology includes whiskers technology. See U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,302,523and 5,464,765, both to Zeneca. Electroporation technology has also beenused to transform plants. See WO 87/06614 to Boyce Thompson Institute;U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,472,869 and 5,384,253, both to Dekalb; and WO 92/09696and WO 93/21335, both to Plant Genetic Systems. Furthermore, viralvectors can also be used to produce transgenic plants expressing theprotein of interest. For example, monocotyledonous plant can betransformed with a viral vector using the methods described in U.S. Pat.Nos. 5,569,597 to Mycogen Plant Science and Ciba-Giegy, now Novartis, aswell as U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,589,367 and 5,316,931, both to Biosource.

[0139] As mentioned previously, the manner in which the DNA construct isintroduced into the plant host is not critical to this invention. Anymethod which provides for efficient transformation may be employed. Forexample, various methods for plant cell transformation are describedherein and include the use of Ti or Ri-plasmids and the like to performAgrobacterium mediated transformation. In many instances, it will bedesirable to have the construct used for transformation bordered on oneor both sides by T-DNA borders, more specifically the right border. Thisis particularly useful when the construct uses Agrobacterium tumefaciensor Agrobacterium rhizogenes as a mode for transformation, although T-DNAborders may find use with other modes of transformation. WhereAgrobacterium is used for plant cell transformation, a vector may beused which may be introduced into the host for homologous recombinationwith T-DNA or the Ti or Ri plasmid present in the host. Introduction ofthe vector may be performed via electroporation, tri-parental mating andother techniques for transforming gram-negative bacteria which are knownto those skilled in the art. The manner of vector transformation intothe Agrobacterium host is not critical to this invention. The Ti or Riplasmid containing the T-DNA for recombination may be capable orincapable of causing gall formation, and is not critical to saidinvention so long as the vir genes are present in said host.

[0140] In some cases where Agrobacterium is used for transformation, theexpression construct being within the T-DNA borders will be insertedinto a broad spectrum vector such as pRK2 or derivatives thereof asdescribed in Ditta et al., (PNAS USA (1980) 77:7347-7351 and EPO 0 120515, which are incorporated herein by reference. Included within theexpression construct and the T-DNA will be one or more markers asdescribed herein which allow for selection of transformed Agrobacteriumand transformed plant cells. The particular marker employed is notessential to this invention, with the preferred marker depending on thehost and construction used.

[0141] For transformation of plant cells using Agrobacterium, explantsmay be combined and incubated with the transformed Agrobacterium forsufficient time to allow transformation thereof. After transformation,the Agrobacteria are killed by selection with the appropriate antibioticand plant cells are cultured with the appropriate selective medium. Oncecalli are formed, shoot formation can be encouraged by employing theappropriate plant hormones according to methods well known in the art ofplant tissue culturing and plant regeneration. However, a callusintermediate stage is not always necessary. After shoot formation, saidplant cells can be transferred to medium which encourages root formationthereby completing plant regeneration. The plants may then be grown toseed and said seed can be used to establish future generations.Regardless of transformation technique, the gene encoding a bacterialtoxin is preferably incorporated into a gene transfer vector adapted toexpress said gene in a plant cell by including in the vector a plantpromoter regulatory element, as well as 3′ non-translatedtranscriptional termination regions such as Nos and the like.

[0142] In addition to numerous technologies for transforming plants, thetype of tissue which is contacted with the foreign genes may vary aswell. Such tissue would include but would not be limited to embryogenictissue, callus tissue types I, II, and III, hypocotyl, meristem, roottissue, tissues for expression in phloem, and the like. Almost all planttissues may be transformed during dedifferentiation using appropriatetechniques described herein.

[0143] As mentioned above, a variety of selectable markers can be used,if desired. Preference for a particular marker is at the discretion ofthe artisan, but any of the following selectable markers may be usedalong with any other gene not listed herein which could function as aselectable marker. Such selectable markers include but are not limitedto aminoglycoside phosphotransferase gene of transposon Tn5 (Aph II)which encodes resistance to the antibiotics kanamycin, neomycin andG418, as well as those genes which encode for resistance or tolerance toglyphosate; hygromycin; methotrexate; phosphinothricin (bialaphos);imidazolinones, sulfonylureas and triazolopyrimidine herbicides, such aschlorsulfuron; bromoxynil, dalapon and the like.

[0144] In addition to a selectable marker, it may be desirous to use areporter gene. In some instances a reporter gene may be used with orwithout a selectable marker. Reporter genes are genes which aretypically not present in the recipient organism or tissue and typicallyencode for proteins resulting in some phenotypic change or enzymaticproperty. Examples of such genes are provided in K. Wising et al. Ann.Rev. Genetics, 22, 421 (1988). Preferred reporter genes include thebeta-glucuronidase (GUS) of the uidA locus of E. coli, thechloramphenicol acetyl transferase gene from Tn9 of E. coli, the greenfluorescent protein from the bioluminescent jellyfish Aequorea Victoria,and the luciferase genes from firefly Photinus pyralis. An assay fordetecting reporter gene expression may then be performed at a suitabletime after said gene has been introduced into recipient cells. Apreferred such assay entails the use of the gene encodingbeta-glucuronidase (GUS) of the uidA locus of E. coli as described byJefferson et al., (1987 Biochem. Soc. Trans. 15, 17-19) to identifytransformed cells.

[0145] In addition to plant promoter regulatory elements, promoterregulatory elements from a variety of sources can be used efficiently inplant cells to express foreign genes. For example, promoter regulatoryelements of bacterial origin, such as the octopine synthase promoter,the nopaline synthase promoter, the mannopine synthase promoter;promoters of viral origin, such as the cauliflower mosaic virus (35S and19S), 35T (which is a re-engineered 35S promoter, see U.S. Pat. No.6,166,302, especially Example 7E) and the like may be used. Plantpromoter regulatory elements include but are not limited toribulose-1,6-bisphosphate (RUBP) carboxylase small subunit (ssu),beta-conglycinin promoter, beta-phaseolin promoter, ADH promoter,heat-shock promoters, and tissue specific promoters. Other elements suchas matrix attachment regions, scaffold attachment regions, introns,enhancers, polyadenylation sequences and the like may be present andthus may improve the transcription efficiency or DNA integration. Suchelements may or may not be necessary for DNA function, although they canprovide better expression or functioning of the DNA by affectingtranscription, mRNA stability, and the like. Such elements may beincluded in the DNA as desired to obtain optimal performance of thetransformed DNA in the plant. Typical elements include but are notlimited to Adh-intron 1, Adh-intron 6, the alfalfa mosaic virus coatprotein leader sequence, the maize streak virus coat protein leadersequence, as well as others available to a skilled artisan. Constitutivepromoter regulatory elements may also be used thereby directingcontinuous gene expression in all cells types and at all times (e.g.,actin, ubiquitin, CaMV 35S, and the like). Tissue specific promoterregulatory elements are responsible for gene expression in specific cellor tissue types, such as the leaves or seeds (e.g., zein, oleosin,napin, ACP, globulin and the like) and these may also be used.

[0146] Promoter regulatory elements may also be active during a certainstage of the plant's development as well as active in plant tissues andorgans. Examples of such include but are not limited to pollen-specific,embryo-specific, corn-silk-specific, cotton-fiber-specific,root-specific, seed-endosperm-specific promoter regulatory elements andthe like. Under certain circumstances it may be desirable to use aninducible promoter regulatory element, which is responsible forexpression of genes in response to a specific signal, such as: physicalstimulus (heat shock genes), light (RUBP carboxylase), hormone (Em),metabolites, chemical, and stress. Other desirable transcription andtranslation elements that function in plants may be used. Numerousplant-specific gene transfer vectors are known in the art.

[0147] Standard molecular biology techniques may be used to clone andsequence the toxins described herein. Additional information may befound in Sambrook, J., Fritsch, E. F., and Maniatis, T. (1989),Molecular Cloning, A Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor Press, whichis incorporated herein by reference.

[0148] Resistance Management. With increasing commercial use ofinsecticidal proteins in transgenic plants, one consideration isresistance management. That is, there are numerous companies usingBacillus thuringiensis toxins in their products, and there is concernabout insects developing resistance to B.t. toxins. One strategy forinsect resistance management would be to combine the TC toxins producedby Xenorhabdus, Photorhabdus, and the like with toxins such as B.t.crystal toxins, soluble insecticidal proteins from Bacillus stains (see,e.g., WO 98/18932 and WO 99/57282), or other insect toxins. Thecombinations could be formulated for a sprayable application or could bemolecular combinations. Plants could be transformed with bacterial genesthat produce two or more different insect toxins (see, e.g., Gould, 38Bioscience 26-33 (1988) and U.S. Pat. No. 5,500,365; likewise, EuropeanPatent Application 0 400 246 A1 and U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,866,784; 5,908,970;and 6,172,281 also describe transformation of a plant with two B.t.crystal toxins). Another method of producing a transgenic plant thatcontains more than one insect resistant gene would be to first producetwo plants, with each plant containing an insect resistance gene. Theseplants could then be crossed using traditional plant breeding techniquesto produce a plant containing more than one insect resistance gene.Thus, it should be apparent that the phrase “comprising apolynucleotide” as used herein means at least one polynucleotide (andpossibly more, contiguous or not) unless specifically indicatedotherwise.

[0149] Formulations and Other Delivery Systems. Formulated bait granulescontaining spores and/or crystals of the subject Paenibacillus isolate,or recombinant microbes comprising the genes obtainable from the isolatedisclosed herein, can be applied to the soil. Formulated product canalso be applied as a seed-coating or root treatment or total planttreatment at later stages of the crop cycle. Plant and soil treatmentsof cells may be employed as wettable powders, granules or dusts, bymixing with various inert materials, such as inorganic minerals(phyllosilicates, carbonates, sulfates, phosphates, and the like) orbotanical materials (powdered corncobs, rice hulls, walnut shells, andthe like). The formulations may include spreader-sticker adjuvants,stabilizing agents, other pesticidal additives, or surfactants. Liquidformulations may be aqueous-based or non-aqueous and employed as foams,gels, suspensions, emulsifiable concentrates, or the like. Theingredients may include rheological agents, surfactants, emulsifiers,dispersants, or polymers.

[0150] As would be appreciated by a person skilled in the art, thepesticidal concentration will vary widely depending upon the nature ofthe particular formulation, particularly whether it is a concentrate orto be used directly. The pesticide will be present in at least 1% byweight and may be 100% by weight. The dry formulations will have fromabout 1-95% by weight of the pesticide while the liquid formulationswill generally be from about 1-60% by weight of the solids in the liquidphase. The formulations will generally have from about 10² to about 10⁴cells/mg. These formulations will be administered at about 50 mg (liquidor dry) to 1 kg or more per hectare.

[0151] The formulations can be applied to the environment of the pest,e.g., soil and foliage, by spraying, dusting, sprinkling, or the like.

[0152] Another delivery scheme is the incorporation of the geneticmaterial of toxins into a baculovirus vector. Baculoviruses infectparticular insect hosts, including those desirably targeted with thetoxins. Infectious baculovirus harboring an expression construct for thetoxins could be introduced into areas of insect infestation to therebyintoxicate or poison infected insects.

[0153] Insect viruses, or baculoviruses, are known to infect andadversely affect certain insects. The affect of the viruses on insectsis slow, and viruses do not immediately stop the feeding of insects.Thus, viruses are not viewed as being optimal as insect pest controlagents. However, combining the toxin genes into a baculovirus vectorcould provide an efficient way of transmitting the toxins. In addition,since different baculoviruses are specific to different insects, it maybe possible to use a particular toxin to selectively target particularlydamaging insect pests. A particularly useful vector for the toxins genesis the nuclear polyhedrosis virus. Transfer vectors using this virushave been described and are now the vectors of choice for transferringforeign genes into insects. The virus-toxin gene recombinant may beconstructed in an orally transmissible form. Baculoviruses normallyinfect insect victims through the mid-gut intestinal mucosa. The toxingene inserted behind a strong viral coat protein promoter would beexpressed and should rapidly kill the infected insect.

[0154] In addition to an insect virus or baculovirus or transgenic plantdelivery system for the protein toxins of the present invention, theproteins may be encapsulated using Bacillus thuringiensis encapsulationtechnology such as but not limited to U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,695,455;4,695,462; 4,861,595 which are all incorporated herein by reference.Another delivery system for the protein toxins of the present inventionis formulation of the protein into a bait matrix, which could then beused in above and below ground insect bait stations. Examples of suchtechnology include but are not limited to PCT Patent Application WO93/23998, which is incorporated herein by reference.

[0155] Plant RNA viral based systems can also be used to expressbacterial toxin. In so doing, the gene encoding a toxin can be insertedinto the coat promoter region of a suitable plant virus which willinfect the host plant of interest. The toxin can then be expressed thusproviding protection of the plant from insect damage. Plant RNA viralbased systems are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,500,360 to Mycogen PlantSciences, Inc. and U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,316,931 and 5,589,367 to BiosourceGenetics Corp.

[0156] In addition to producing a transformed plant, there are otherdelivery systems where it maybe desirable to reengineer the bacterialgene(s). For example, a protein toxin can be constructed by fusingtogether a molecule attractive to insects as a food source with a toxin.After purification in the laboratory such a toxic agent with “built-in”bait could be packaged inside standard insect trap housings.

[0157] Mutants. Mutants of the Xenorhabdus Xwi isolate of the inventioncan be made by procedures that are well known in the art. For example,asporogenous mutants can be obtained through ethylmethane sulfonate(EMS) mutagenesis of an isolate. The mutants can be made usingultraviolet light and nitrosoguanidine by procedures well known in theart.

[0158] All patents, patent applications, provisional applications, andpublications referred to or cited herein are incorporated by referencein their entirety to the extent they are not inconsistent with theexplicit teachings of this specification.

[0159] Following are examples that illustrate procedures for practicingthe invention. These examples should not be construed as limiting. Allpercentages are by weight and all solvent mixture proportions are byvolume unless otherwise noted.

Example 1 Growth and Characterization of Xenorhabdus Strain Xwi

[0160] It was shown previously (U.S. Pat. No. 6,048,838) thatXenorhabdus strain Xwi (NRRL B-21733, deposited Apr. 29, 1997) producedextracellular proteins with oral insecticidal activity against membersof the insect orders Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, Diptera, and Acarina.Full-length gene and TC protein sequences obtainable from strain Xwi aredisclosed herein.

[0161] Production and processing of Xenorhabdus fermentation broths.,Xenorhabdus strain Xwi was grown on 2% proteose peptone #3 (hereafterdesignated as PP3) agar containing 0.0025% bromthymol blue (20 g/Lproteose peptone #3, 0.025 g/L bromthymol blue, 15 g/L Bacto agar; DifcoLaboratories, Detroit, Mich.) for 72 hours at 28° C. Seed flasks wereproduced by inoculating single, bromthymol blue-adsorbing colony into a500 mL tri-baffled flask containing 175 mL of sterile PP3 plus 1.25%NaCl. Following 16 hr incubation at 28° C. on a rotary shaker at 150rpm, seed cultures were transferred into production flasks. Two mL ofthe seed culture was inoculated into each production flask, which was a500 mL tri-baffled flask containing 175 mL of sterile PP3 plus 1.25%NaCl. Production flasks were incubated at 28° C. and shaken on a rotaryshaker at 150 rpm. After incubation for 48-72 hrs, the productionfermentation broths were pooled, dispensed into sterile 1.0 Lpolyethylene bottles, centrifuged at 2,400×g for 1 hr at 10° C., anddecanted from the cell and debris pellet. The fermentation broth wasthen either filter sterilized through a 0.22 μM filter, or furtherclarified using a tangential flow microfiltration device (Pall Filtron,Northborough, Mass.) using a 0.5 μM open channel poly-ether sulfonemembrane filter. The filter-sterilized fermentation broths were thenused as the starting material for the biochemical fractionation andpurification of proteins responsible for the insecticidal activitiesobserved in these broths.

[0162] Insect bioassay of biochemically fractionated and purifiedprotein samples. To aid in the purification and specific activitydetermination of Xenorhabdus proteins possessing insecticidal activity,biochemically fractionated protein samples and serially diluted purifiedprotein preparations were tested in insect feeding bioassays. The insectspecies used in these assays included Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi(Barber) (southern corn rootworm, SCR), Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) (cornearworm, CEW), Heliothis virescens (Fabricius) (tobacco budworm, TBW),Spodoptera exigua (Hübner) (beet armyworm, BAW), Manduca sexta(Linnaeus) (tobacco hornworm, THW), and Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner)(European corn borer, ECB). The artificial diet used to bioassay SCR wasas described in Rose, R. I. & J. M. McCabe (1973), “Laboratory rearingtechniques for the southern corn rootworm,” J. Econ. Entomol.66(2):398-400. The Multiple Species Diet (Southland Products, Inc., LakeVillage, Ark.) was used in bioassays with ECB, CEW, TBW, and THW.

[0163] Samples were bioassayed by applying 40 μL aliquots of each sampledirectly to the surface of the artificial diet (˜1.5 cm²) in 8 or 16wells of a 128-well bioassay tray (BIO-BA-128, CD International, Pitman,N.J.). Treated diet wells were allowed to dry under a constant air flowin a biological safety cabinet, then each well was infested with asingle, neonate insect hatched from surface sterilized eggs. Assay trayswere sealed with a vented lid (BIO-CV, CD International), then placed inan environmentally controlled chamber [28° C., relative humidity of 40%,photoperiod of 16:8 (L:D)] for the duration of the assay. Mortality andgrowth inhibiton were assessed after 3-5 days.

[0164] Insect Bioassay of Expressed Toxin

[0165] Complex Genes. The biological activity of expressed toxin complexgenes was tested in insect feeding assays. These assays were performedas described previously except that the artificial diets used weremodified from those described by Marrone, P. G., F. D. Ferri, T. R.Mosely, & L. J. Meinke (1985), “Improvements in laboratory rearing ofthe southern corn rootworm, Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi Barber(Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), on artificial diets and corn,” J. Econ.Entomol. 78(1):290-293, and King, E. G. & G. G. Hartley (1985), page 323in P. Singh & R. F. Moore [eds.], Handbook of Insect Rearing, vol. 2,Elsevier, New York, and that mortality and growth inhibition wereassessed after 5-7 days.

Example 2 Purification and Initial Sequencing of an Insecticidal Toxinfrom Xenorhabdus Strain Xwi

[0166] In summary, proteinaceous insecticidal actives with oral activityagainst Lepidoptera were biochemically-purified from Xenorhabdus strainXwi and was designated as Toxin_(XwiA). The purified active had anapparent native molecular weight of about 860 kDa as determined by gelfiltration column chromatography. When examined by SDS-PAGE analysis, aCoomassie-staining band>220 kDa was observed for the purified toxin.These data indicate that the native toxin may exist as a tetramer of>220kDa monomers. When tested for oral insecticidal activity in insectbioassay, this purified toxin exhibited mortality and/or growthinhibition against THW, TBW, CEW, and BAW.

[0167] More specifically, five liters of filter-sterilized ofXenorhabdus strain Xwi fermentation broth were concentrated using anAmicon (Beverly, Mass.) spiral ultrafiltration cartridge Type S1Y100(100 kDa molecular weight cut off) attached to an Amicon M-12 filtrationdevice according to the manufacturer's recommendations. The retentatematerial was diafiltered with 10 mM sodium phosphate, pH 7.0 (hereafterreferred to as Buffer A) and applied at 5 mL/min to a Q Sepharose XLanion exchange column (1.6×10 cm, Amersham Biosciences Corp.,Piscataway, N.J.). [For this and subsequent protein purification steps,all operations were performed at room temperature unless otherwisenoted.] The column was washed with 5 bed volumes of Buffer A to removeunbound proteins. Protein fractions containing the THW activity wereeluted by 0.4 M NaCl in Buffer A and loaded onto a gel filtration column(2.6×100 cm) of Sepharose CL-4B previously equilibrated with Buffer A.Protein was eluted in Buffer A at a flow rate of 0.75 mL/min. Anactivity peak against THW eluted between retention times 320 min to 450min. Protein fractions with THW activitywere pooled and furtherpurified.

[0168] The pooled protein fractions were applied at a flow rate of 1mL/min to a Mono Q column (1.0×10 cm, Amersham Biosciences Corp.)previously equilibrated with 20 mM Tris-HCI, pH 7.0 (hereafter referredto as Buffer B). Bound proteins were eluted by a linear gradient of 0 to1 M NaCl in Buffer B at 2 mL/min for 60 min. Two mL fractions werecollected and THW activity was determined by testing a dilution seriesof each fraction in insect bioassay.

[0169] Solid (NH₄)₂SO₄ was added to those protein fractions containingTHW activity to a final concentration of 1.7 M. The fractions were thenapplied at 1 mL/min to a phenyl-Superose column (1.0×10 cm, AmershamBiosciences Corp.) previously equilibrated with 1.7 M (NH₄)₂SO₄ in 50 mMpotassium phosphate buffer, pH 7.0 (hereafter referred to as Buffer C).After washing the column with 10 mL of Buffer C, bound proteins wereeluted with a linear gradient Buffer C to 5 mM potassium phosphate, pH7.0 at 1 mL/min for 120 min. Protein fractions were then dialyzedovernight against Buffer A.

[0170] The protein fractions were assayed for THW activity and the mostactive fractions were pooled and applied at 1 mL/min to a Mono Q column(0.5×5 cm) that was previously equilibrated with Buffer B. Boundproteins were eluted at 1 mL/min by a linear gradient of 0 to 1 M NaClin Buffer B.

[0171] The molecular weight of the purified insecticidal protein wasexamined by a gel-filtration column containing Superdex S-200, and itappeared to have a native molecular weight of approximately 860 kDa.SDS-PAGE analyses of this insecticidal protein showed a predominantCoomassie blue staining band of estimated size >220 kDa. The purifiedtoxin was designated as Toxin_(XwiA).

[0172] The LD₅₀s of Toxin_(XwiA) were determined to be as follows: 50ng/cm² against THW, 100 ng/cm² against ECB, 250 ng/cm² against TBW,and>1,000 ng/cm² against CEW.

[0173] The amino acid sequences of the N-terminal and some internalpeptides of Toxin_(XwiA) are given below. These sequences were obtainedas described below.

[0174] N-terminal and internal amino acid sequence analysis ofXenorhabdus toxins. To facilitate the cloning and characterization ofnucleotide sequences encoding insecticidal toxins, N-terminal andinternal amino acid sequences were obtained for some of the toxinpeptides identified. Two methods for the determination of amino acidsequences of the highly purified Xenorhabdus protein toxins aredescribed.

[0175] N-terminal Sequence Analysis. Proteins described herein wereelectrophoresed by SDS PAGE and transblotted to Immuno Blot™ PVDFMembrane (Bio-Rad Laboratories, Hercules, Calif.). Proteins of interestwere localized on the membrane by staining with 1×Amido Black StainingSolution (0.1% (w/v) amido black, 25% (v/v) isopropanol, and 10% (v/v)acetic acid, Sigma Chemical Co., St. Louis, Mo.) for approximately 3 minat room temperature followed by partial destaining in several changes ofdistilled water. The bands of interest were excised from the membraneand subjected to Edman degradation for amino acid sequence analysis atthe Harvard University Microchemistry Facility (Cambridge, Mass.). TheN-terminal sequences obtained for insecticidal protein toxins purifiedfrom Xenorhabdus Xwi are listed below.

[0176] Internal Peptide Sequence Analysis. Purified insecticidal proteintoxins were resolved by SDS-PAGE, excised from gels, digested ‘in-situ’with trypsin, and analyzed by MALDI-TOF . Approximately one picomole ofthe proteolytic digest was mixed with the matrix solution(α-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid), and then air-dried. Positive-ion postsource decay (PSD) MALDI-TOF MS was performed using a Voyager DE™-STRequipped with a delayed-extraction system (PerSeptive Biosystems,Framingham, Mass.) with a 3 meter flight tube in the reflectron mode. Aspecific peptide mass was analyzed from a mixed population of peptidemasses by utilizing a timed ion selector. Fragment ions were generatedas a result of metastable decay. The segments of the product ionspectra, measured successively at each potential on the reflectron, arestitched together to create a complete product ion spectrum. Internalamino acid sequences of insect active proteins from strain Xwi wasdetermined by MALDI-PSD and are listed below. Derived N-terminalsequences of insecticidal protein purified from Xenorhabdus strain XwiPurified Peptide Sequence toxin size (kDa) N-terminal sequence ID No.Toxin_(XwiA) 220 MYSTAVLLNKISPTRDGQTM 1 Internal amino acid sequences ofToxin_(XwiA) determined by MALDI-PSD MS Purified Toxin Amino AcidSequence Sequence ID No. Toxin_(XwiA) MWYVR 2 Toxin_(XwiA) LTQFLR 3Toxin_(XwiA) ANPQLSGAIR 4 Toxin_(XwiA) LLDQLILR 5

Example 3 Construction and Screening of Genomic Cosmid Libraries ofXenorhabdus Strains

[0177] As a prerequisite for the production of Xenorhabdus insect toxinproteins in heterologous hosts, and for other uses, it is necessary toisolate and characterize the genes that encode those peptides. Onecloning approach is based on the use of N-terminal and internal aminoacid sequence data to design degenerate oligonucleotides for use ashybridization probes, or in amplification reactions by polymerase chainreaction (PCR). Another approach, described in this example, involvesthe construction of a cosmid library and screening for heterologousexpression of insect toxin proteins in an insect bioassay.

[0178] Isolation of total cellular DNA from Xenorhabdus. Xenorhabdusstrain Xwi was grown on PP3 agar containing 0.0025% bromthymol blue for72 hours at 28° C. A single bromthymol blue-adsorbing colony wasselected and used to inoculate 500 mL tri-baffled flasks containing 175mL of PP3. Shake flasks were shaken at 150 rpm and incubated at 28° C.for approximately 24 hrs. Fifty mL of this culture was centrifuged at2,400×g to pellet the cells. The supernatant fluid was removed and thecell pellet was frozen at −20° C. until it was thawed for total cellularDNA isolation.

[0179] Total cellular DNA was isolated from the :strain using a GenomicDNA purification kit (Qiagen Inc., Valencia, Calif.). Frozen bacterialcell pellets were resuspended in 1 1 mL of Buffer B1 (50.mM Tris/HCl, pH8.0; 50 mM EDTA, pH 8.0; 0.5% Tween 20,0.5% Triton X-100) containing 11μL of Qiagen RNase A solution (100 mg/mL) by vortexing. To thissuspension, 300 μL of a lysozyme (100 mg/mL; Sigma Chemical Co.) stocksolution and 500 μL of a proteinase K (50 mg/mL; Sigma Chemical Co.)stock solution were added. The suspension was mixed by vortexing andincubated at 37° C. for 30 min. Four mL of Buffer B2 (3 M guanidine HCI;20% Tween 20) was added to the bacterial lysates and mixed into solutionby gentle inversion of the tubes. The bacterial lysates were incubatedat 50° C. for 30 min. Total cellular DNA was isolated from the bacteriallysates using Qiagen Genomic-tip 500/G tips as per manufacturer'sinstructions (Qiagen Genomic DNA Handbook). The resulting purified DNAwas dissolved in 500 L TE buffer (10 mM Tris/HCl pH 8.0; 1 mM EDTA pH8.0) and stored at 4° C.

[0180] Construction of cosmid libraries. Partial Sau3A I digests weremade of the total cellular DNA isolated from the Xenorhabdus strainbased on section 3.1.3 of Ausubel et al. (Current Protocols in MolecularBiology, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, N.Y.). 400 μg ofXenorhabdus total cellular DNA was incubated with 9 units of Sau3A I(Invitrogen, Carlsbad, Calif.) for 15 min at 37° C. in 800 μL totalvolume of 1×React 4 Buffer (supplied as 10× by the manufacturer). Thereaction was heated at 65° C. for 20 min to inactivate the enzyme. Thepartially digested Xenorhabdus total cellular DNA was dephosphorylatedby incubating with 20 units of shrimp alkaline phosphatase (RocheMolecular Biochemicals, Indianapolis, Ind.) for 2 hrs at 37° C. in 1.2mL total volume of 1×SAP buffer (supplied as 10× by the manufacturer).The dephosphorylated insert DNA was mixed with an equal volume of anequilibrated phenol-chloroform (50:50; v/v) solution, mixed by gentleinversion, centrifuged at 14,000×g for 15 min, and the aqueous phase wasremoved and mixed with an equal volume of a chloroform-isoamyl alcohol(24:1; v/v) solution. After mixing the two phases by gentle inversion,the solution was centrifuged at 14,000×g for 15 min, the aqueous phasewas removed to a fresh tube, and 0.1 volume of 3 M sodium acetate (pH5.2) was added. Two volumes of ice-cold 100% ethanol were added and thesolution was mixed by inversion. and placed at −70° C. overnight. DNAwas pelleted by centrifugation at 14,000×g for 20 min, and the DNApellet was resuspended in 50 μL double-distilled water and stored at−20° C.

[0181] Cosmid vector SuperCos 1 (Stratagene, La Jolla, Calif.) wasprepared as recommended by the manufacturer. Insert DNA was ligated [20units of T4 DNA Ligase (New England BioLabs Inc., Beverly, MA) overnightat 16° C. in 1×T4 DNA Ligase Buffer (supplied as 10× by manufacturer)]into the BamH I site of SuperCos I using a 3:1 ratio ofpartially-digested insert to vector DNA. Ligation mixtures were packagedusing Gigapack III Gold Packaging Extract (Stratagene) and recombinantphage were titered using Escherichia coli strain XL1-Blue MR cells asdescribed in the supplier's instructions. Library source plates wereprepared from aliquots (20-40 μL) of the recombinant phage plus hostcell culture spread onto LB agar (10 g/L Bacto-tryptone, 10 g/L NaCl, 5g/L Bacto-yeast extract, 15g/L Bacto agar; Difco Laboratories)containing ampicillin (100 mg/L; Sigma Chemical Co.) and incubatedovernight at 37° C. Master plates of the cosmid libraries for freezerstorage were prepared from single colonies inoculated into individualwells of sterile 96-well microwell plates containing 100-1000 μL ofTerrific Broth (TB media: 12 g/L Bacto-tryptone, 24 g/L Bacto-yeastextract, 0.4% v/v glycerol, 17 mM KH₂PO₄, 72 mM K₂HP₂O₄) plus either 100ampicillin or 50 mg/L kanamycin (Sigma Chemical Co.), incubated withoutshaking overnight at 37° C. Copy plates from the master plates were madeusing a 96-well microplate replicator (V & P Scientific, Inc., SanDiego, Calif.) to inoculate wells of a sterile 96-well microwell platecontaining 100-1000 μL of LB broth containing 100 mg/L ampicillin. Copyplates were incubated without shaking at 37° C. overnight. For bothmaster and copy plates, an equal volume (100-1000 μL) offilter-sterilized TB:glycerol or LB:glycerol (1:4; v:v) was added to theplates and the cultures and glycerol solutions were mixed using amultichannel pipetter. Plates were sealed with Biomek Seal and Samplealuminum foil lids (Beckman Instruments, Inc., Fullerton, Calif.) andplaced at −70° C. for storage.

[0182] The average insert size of selected recombinant cosmids wasassessed by isolating cosmid DNA using the NucleoSpin Nucleic AcidPurification Kit (CLONTECH Laboratories, Inc., Palo Alto, Calif.). Therecovered DNA was digested with 20 units of Eco RI (New England BioLabs)for 1 hr at 37° C. and fragments were separated through a 1.0% agarosegel. DNA fragments were visualized with UV light following 0.5% ethidiumbromide (Sigma Chemical Co.) staining and the relative sizes offragments were estimated by comparison with 1 Kb DNA ladder(Invitrogen). Average insert size of individual cosmids ranged from30-45 Kb.

[0183] Screening of cosmid libraries and identification of cosmidsexpressing insecticidal activity. Fresh cultures of the cosmid librarieswere screened in insect bioassay to identify clones that expressedinsecticidal activity. Copy plates of the libraries were removed fromstorage at −70° C. and thawed at 25° C. A 96-well microplate replicatorwas used to inoculate wells of a sterile 96-well microwell platecontaining 2 mL of LB broth containing 100 mg/L ampicillin. Thenewly-inoculated plates were incubated without shaking at 28° C. for 2days. Cell pellets of the cultures were obtained by centrifugation ofthe plates at 2,200×g for 1 hr. After centrifugation, 1.8 mL of thesupernatant fluid was removed and the cell pellet was resuspended in theremaining supernatant fluid (approximately 200 μL). This processconcentrated the cell pellet about 10×relative to the original culture.

[0184] As shown previously, culture broths from Xenorhabdus strain Xwishowed differential insecticidal activity (mortality and/or growthinhibition) against a number of insects from the orders Coleoptera,Diptera, Arcina, and Lepidoptera. Recombinant cosmids that expressedinsecticidal activity against THW larvae (Lepidoptera) were identifiedby testing aliquots of the concentrated cell pellets in an insectbioassay. Concentrated cell pellets of the recombinant cosmid cloneswere applied directly to the surface (approximately 1.5 cm²) of MultipleSpecies Diet in 40-100 μL aliquots. Experimental controls included inthe assays and treated analogously were: LB media plus 100 mg/Lampicillin; and concentrated cell pellets of the E. coli host strainXL1-Blue MR containing the SuperCos I vector without insert. The dietplates were allowed to air-dry in a sterile flow-hood and each well wasinfested with two neonate THW larvae. The plates were sealed, placed ina humidified growth chamber and maintained in the dark at 27° C.Mortality and visible growth inhibition relative to control treatmentswere scored after 5-7 days of incubation. Generally, 8 larva (4 wellscontaining two insects each) per treatment were assayed. Approximately600-1200 recombinant clones were screened from each of the cosmidlibraries tested.

[0185] Spectrum of activity of recombinant cosmid clones expressinginsecticidal activity. The spectrum of insecticidal activity encoded bythe clones identified in the cosmid screening was assayed against THW,TBW, CEW, ECB, and BAW using concentrated cell pellets of the clones,prepared and tested as described for the library screening. These assaysshowed that the recombinant cosmid clones obtained from the Xwi cosmidlibraries had insecticidal activity (mortality and/or growth inhibition)against all species of insects tested (Table 4). TABLE 4 ObservedInsecticidal Activity of Recombinant Cosmid Clones Xenorhabdus cosmidSensitive* insect  library Cosmid clone designation species Xwi 8C3(pDAB2097) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Xwi 6A2 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Example 4 Analysis of Insert DNA Contained in the Recombinant CosmidpDAB2097

[0186] To determine the open reading frame(s) (ORFs) responsible for theinsecticidal activity observed from the recombinant cosmid pDAB2097isolated in Example 3, the nucleotide sequence of the insert DNA in thiscosmid was determined and analyzed.

[0187] Nucleotide Sequencing of pDAB2097 Insert DNA. Cosmid DNA waspurified according to manufacturer's instructions using a NucleoSpinNucleic Acid Purification Kit (CLONTECH). The DNA was partially digestedin a series of enzyme dilutions as described in section 3.1.3 of Ausubelet al. (ibid.) to fragments ranging in size from 800-1,800 bp. Digestionreactions consisted of 20-40 μg cosmid DNA with 10 units/μL of dilutedrestriction enzyme HinP I (New England BioLabs) in 1×NEBuffer 2(supplied as a 10×stock by the manufacturer) at 37° C. for approximately12 minutes. Following incubation, reactions were heat inactivated byincubation at 65° C. for 30 minutes. Partial digests were gel purifiedusing an 0.8% agarose gel (Invitrogen) and fragments were excised fromthe gel and purified using a QIAEX II Gel Extraction Kit, as describedby the manufacturer (Qiagen).

[0188] Bacteriophage M13mp19RF vector (Roche Molecular Biochemicals) wasprepared by completely digesting 5 μg of DNA with restriction enzyme AccI (10 units/μL) (New England BioLabs) in 1×NEBuffer 4 (supplied as a10×stock by the manufacturer) at 37° C. The reaction was heatinactivated at 65° C. for 30 minutes, then the DNA was dephosphorylatedusing 1 unit of shrimp alkaline phosphatase (SAP) (Roche MolecularBiochemicals) in IX SAP buffer (supplied as a 10×stock by themanufacturer) and incubation for 1 hr at 37° C. The vector DNA was thenextracted once with 1 volume of phenol:chloroform:isoamyl (25:24:1;v/v/v) and once with 1 volume of chloroform:isoamyl (24:1; v/v) beforeprecipitation by adding 0.1 volume of 3 M sodium acetate (pH 5.2) and 2volumes of 100% ethanol, and incubating in a dry ice/ethanol bath for 30minutes. The precipitated vector was spun at 14,000×g and the pelletwashed with 1 volume of 70% ethanol before resuspending in 10 μL ofdistilled sterile water.

[0189] Partially digested HinP I cosmid fragments (0.2 μg) were ligatedto Acc I digested, dephosphorylated M13mp19RF fragments (0.2 μg) using20 units of T4 DNA Ligase (New England BioLabs) in 1×T4 DNA LigaseBuffer with overnight incubation at room temperature. The ligationreaction was ethanol precipitated with 0.1 volume of 3 M sodium acetate(pH 5.2) and 2.5 volumes of 100% ethanol, then resuspended in a finalvolume of 20 μl TE buffer.

[0190] Transformation of host E. coli cells (electrocompetent XL1-BlueMRF′, Stratagene) by electroporation was performed using a Bio-Rad GenePulser (200 ohms, 25 μF, 1.25 V) and 0.1 cm cuvette (Bio-Rad). Prior totransformation, 5 μL of ligation reaction mixture was added to 50 μLcells and incubated on ice. Immediately following electroporation, 1 mLof YT Broth [8 g/L Bacto tryptone, 5 g/L Bacto yeast extract, 5 g/LNaCl; pH 7.0] was added directly to the cuvette and then transferred toa 1.7 mL Eppendorf tube. Cells were pelleted by centrifuging for 30 secat 10,000×g and the supernatant fluid was removed. Cells wereresuspended in 1 mL YT Broth and repelleted by centrifuging for 30 secat 10,000×g. The supernatant fluid was removed and the pelleted cellswere resuspended in 200 μL YT Broth. Following a 1 hr recovery period at37° C., the transformed cells were diluted and mixed with 50 μL XL1-BlueMRF′ E. coli. This mixture was plated onto YT agar supplemented withX-gal (40 mg/L), IPTG (12 mg/L) and tetracycline (25 mg/L), andincubated overnight at 37° C. Clear phage plaques were then picked andused to infect XL1-Blue MRF′ E. coli. Phage DNA was isolated using 20%PEG 8000 and 2.5 M NaCl precipitation. M13mp19RF vector containingcosmid DNA fragments were recovered by normal miniprep plasmid isolationfrom the remaining E. coli pellet (Sambrook, J., et al., 1989). Therecovered phage and plasmid were used as templates in dye terminatorcycle sequencing reactions using the DNA Sequencing Kit with AmpliTaq®DNA Polymerase, FS and protocols supplied with the PRISM™ sequencing kit(ABI/Perkin Elmer, Great Britain). Reaction primers were pUC/M13 reverse(17-mer) and pUC/M13 forward (17-mer) (Promega, Madison, Wis.). Allsequencing reactions were incubated in a Perkin-Elmer 9600 ThermalCycler. With phage DNA as template, the thermocycler parameters were: 5cycles of 95° C. for 4 sec; 55° C. for 10 sec; and 70° C. for 60 sec,followed by 10 cycles of 95° C. for 4 sec and 70° C. for 60 sec. Forplasmid DNA as template, the thermocycler parameters were: 25 cycles of96° C. for 30 sec; 50° C. for 15 sec, and 60° C. for 4 min. The DNAsequence was obtained analysis of the DNA samples on an ABI Model 377DNA Sequencer (ABI/Perkin Elmer).

[0191] The resulting sequence data were sorted and aligned using theSequencher software package (Version 3.1.1; Gene Codes Corporation, AnnArbor, Mich.). Gaps in the alignment of sequence contigs or secondstrand sequence reactions were solved through direct primer design andwalking using cosmid DNA or a subclone derivative as template. Alloligonucleotides were synthesized using a 394 DNA/RNA Synthesizer(ABI/Perkin Elmer). Double stranded nucleotide sequence was obtained forthe entire insert contained in the pDAB2097 recombinant cosmid.PHRED-PHRAP analysis software (University of Washington, Seattle, Wash.,USA) was used to assess the quality of the double-stranded sequencedetermined for the entire 39 kb insert contained in cosmid pDAB2097.Nucleotide positions that had quality scores <15 were resolved byrepeated sequencing with the standard M13/pUC primers or withspecifically designed primers, until high quality nucleotide sequencewas obtained.

[0192] Nucleotide sequence analysis of the pDAB2097 insert DNA. The39,005 bp sequence obtained from the pDAB2097 cosmid (SEQ ID NO. 6) wasanalyzed using the Vector NTI™ Suite (Informax, Inc. North Bethesda,Md., USA) to identify encoded ORFs (Open Reading Frames). Six fulllength ORFs and one partial ORF were identified (FIG. 1 and Table 5).TABLE 5 ORFs identified in the pDAB2097 cosmid insert No. SEQ ID ofDeduced NO. ORF ORF Position in SEQ ID NO. Amino (Amino Designation SEQID NO. 13 (Nucleotide) Acids Acid) ORF1    1-1,533 7 511 8 ORF2 1,543-5,715 9 1,391 10 ORF3  5,764-7,707 11 648 12 ORF4 10,709-18,27713 2,523 14 ORF5 18,383-21,430 15 1,016 16 (C*) ORF6 21,487-25,965 (C)17 1,493 18 ORF7 26,021-33,634 (C) 19 2,538 20

[0193] The nucleotide sequences of the identified ORFs and the deducedamino acid sequences encoded by these ORFs were used to search thedatabases at the National Center for Biotechnology Information by usingBLASTn, BLASTp, and BLASTx, via the “.gov” (government) website ofncbi/nih for BLAST. These analyses showed that the ORFs identified inthe pDAB2097 insert had significant amino acid sequence identity togenes previously identified in Photorhabdus luminescens and Xenorhabdusnematophilus (Table 6). It is noteworthy that the xpt gene sequencespresented in GenBank accession number AJ308438 were obtained from arecombinant cosmid that expressed oral insecticidal activity. TABLE 6Similarity of Deduced Proteins encoded by pDAB2097 ORFs to Known GenespDAB2097 ORF* Gene/ORF (deduced Designation % Amino Acid Sequence aminoacids) (GenBank Accession) Identity to Database Match ORF1 (1-511) tccA(AF047028) 21.4% ORF2 (313-1,391) xptD1 (AJ308438) 96.6% ORF3 (1-648)chi (AJ308438)  100% ORF4 (1-2,523) xptA1 (AJ308438) 99.5% ORF5(1-1,016) xptB1 (AJ308438) 95.9% ORF6 (1-1,402) xptC1 (AJ308438) 96.4%ORF7 (1-2,538) xptA2 (AJ308438) 95.1%

[0194] Since ORF2, ORF4, ORF5, ORF6, and ORF7 were shown to have atleast 95% amino acid sequence identity to previously identified genes,the same gene nomenclature was adopted for further studies on the ORFsidentified in the pDAB2097 insert sequence (Table 7). TABLE 7Nomenclature of ORFs identified in pDAB2097 insert sequence pDAB2097 ORFGene Designation ORF2 xptD1 ORF4 xptA1 ORF5 xptB1 ORF6 xptC1 ORF7 xptA2

[0195] From comparison of the deduced amino sequences of the xpt genesfound in pDAB2097 with the biochemical data obtained from thecharacterization of Toxin_(XwiA), it was concluded that xptA2 encodesthe Toxin_(XwiA) protein. The data supporting this conclusion are asfollows (Table 8). First, the N-terminal sequence obtained forToxin_(XwiA) (SEQ ID NO. 1) exactly matches the first 20 amino acidsencoded by xptA2. Second, the four internal amino acid sequencesobtained from Toxin_(XwiA) are found in the xptA2 deduced amino acidsequence. TABLE 8 Toxin_(XwiA) amino acid sequences found in the deducedamino acid sequence of xptA2 Residue Position of Amino Acid Sequence SEQDeduced XptA2 from Toxin_(XwiA) ID NO.  1-20 MYSTAVLLNKISPTRDGQTM 171-80 ANPQLSGAIR 4 1,890-1,897 LLDQLILR 5 1,915-1,919 MWYVR 22,386-2,391 LTQFLR 3

Example 5 Purification and Characterization of Insecticidal ToxinEncoded by Cosmid pDAB2097

[0196] As described in Example 3, the recombinant cosmid clone pDAB2097demonstrated insecticidal activity against THW, TBW, CEW, ECB, and BAW(Table 4). The nature of the insecticidal activity encoded by thiscosmid was investigated by biochemical purification andcharacterization. Insect bioassay using THW, as described in Example 1,was used during the purification process to monitor the biochemicalpurification of insecticidal activities.

[0197] Concentrated cell pellets of E. coli cells harboring pDAB2097were produced by processing 5 liters of fermentation broths prepared asfollows. A single colony of the recombinant clone was inoculated into 1L LB plus 100 μg/mL ampicillin in 2.8 L Fernbach flasks. Inoculatedflasks were shaken on a rotary shaker at 150 rpm at 28° C. for 2 days,the cultures were dispensed into sterile 1.0 L polyethylene bottles, andthen centrifuged at 12,400×g for 30 min at 4° C. Supernatant fluid wasremoved and discarded. Cell pellets were resuspended in 50 mM potassiumphosphate buffer, pH 7.0 and lysed by mechanical disruption in a BeadBeater® Blender with 0.1 mm beads according to the manufacture'sprotocol. The cell debris was removed by filtering through cheeseclothand centrifugation at 27,000×g for 15 minutes at 4° C. The supernatantliquid was applied to a Q Sepharose XL anion exchange column (1.6×10 cm)at 5 mL/min, and bound proteins were then eluted with 30 mL of 20 mMTris-HCl, pH 8.0, containing 0.5 M NaCl.

[0198] The protein fraction was loaded onto a gel filtration column(2.6×100 cm) of Sepharose CL-4B which was equilibrated with Buffer A.Proteins were eluted in Buffer A at a flow rate of 0.75 mL/min.Bioassays were performed on each fraction against THW. Active fractionswere pooled and applied at a flow rate of 1 mL/min to a Mono Q column(1.0×10 cm) equilibrated with Buffer A.

[0199] The proteins bound to the column were eluted with a lineargradient of 0 to 1 M NaCl in Buffer A at 2 mL/min for 60 min. Two mLfractions were collected and activity was determined in a dilutionseries of each fraction in insect bioassay.

[0200] Solid ammonium sulfate was added to the above protein fractionsto a final concentration of 1.7 M, and the solution was applied at 1mL/min to a phenyl-Superose column (0.5×5 cm) equilibrated with 1.7 M(NH₄)₂SO₄ in 50 mM potassium phosphate buffer, pH 7.0 (Buffer B). Afterwashing the column with 10 mL of Buffer C, proteins bound to the columnwere eluted with a linear gradient Buffer B to 5 mM potassium phosphate,pH 7.0 at 1 mL/min for 120 min. Fractions were dialyzed overnightagainst Buffer A. The most active fractions, as determined by bioassayon THW, were pooled and applied at 1 mL/min to a Mono Q column (0.5×5cm) equilibrated with Buffer B. The proteins bound to the column wereeluted at 1 mL/min by a linear gradient of 0 to 1 M NaCl in Buffer A.

[0201] The last step of the purification was accomplished by gelfiltration through a Superdex 200 column (1.0×30 cm) which waspre-equilibrated with Buffer A. The active fractions were applied to thecolumn at 0.5 mL aliquots and eluted with Buffer A at 0.5 mL/min.

[0202] SDS-PAGE analysis of the purified toxin from E. coli harboringcosmid pDAB2097 indicated a predominant peptide of about 220 kDa ormore. The native molecular weight of the toxin complex, as determined bygel filtration, was approximately 860 kDa (which would be consistentwith a tetramer of the predominant peptides). The purified proteinhaving insecticidal activity, and encoded by the recombinant cosmidpDAB2097 (i.e. Xwi-8C3), was designated as Toxin_(Xwi-8C3). The LD₅₀ forToxin_(Xwi-8C3) was determined to be approximately 300 ng/cm² againstTHW.

Example 6 Characterization of Toxin_(XwiA) and Toxin_(Xwi-8C3) byMALDI-TOF Analysis

[0203] MALDI-TOF analysis was used to obtain information regarding therelationship between Toxin_(XwiA) and Toxin_(Xwi-8C3). For thisanalysis, peptide mass fingerprints were obtained for both Toxin_(XwiA)and Toxin _(Xwi-8C3), and these data were compared to a theoreticalpeptide mass fingerprint of the deduced amino acid sequence from ORFxptA2. To generate these peptide mass fingerprints, Toxin_(XwiA) andToxin_(Xwi-8C3) were digested with trypsin and the mass of the resultingpeptides was determined using mass spectroscopy. Such digestion withtrypsin generates a specific peptide “fingerprint” for each purifiedtoxin based upon the specific cleavage site of trypsin. Since thealteration of only a single amino acid residue can detectably alter themass of a given tryptic peptide, the identification of common peptidemasses between two fingerprints indicates a degree of amino acidsequence identity.

[0204] MALDI-TOF analysis of Toxin_(XwiA) and Toxin_(Xwi-8C3)Toxin_(XwiA) and Toxin_(Xwi-8C3) proteins were subjected to preparative1-D separation in order to produce well-resolved, purified toxinproteins in quantities sufficient for peptide mass fingerprinting. Astandard procedure for protein separation was followed (Laemmli, 1970),and purified protein was loaded in each well of 4-20% gradient sodiumdodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel (SDS-PAGE; Owl Scientific Co., Mass.)for electrophoresis. Electrophoresis was conducted at constant 35 mA for2 h. The proteins were visualized by staining in a solution of CoomassieBrilliant Blue R-250 (Bio-Rad).

[0205] Following separation of proteins by SDS PAGE, protein bands wereexcised from gels using a stainless steel scalpel and placed into a1.5-mL polypropylene Eppendorf tube. After adding 0.7 mL of de-stainsolution (50% acetonitrile in 25 mM NH₄HCO₃), gel pieces were crushed to<1 mm² using a Kontes Pellet Pestle™, followed by addition of another0.7 mL of destain solution. Samples were shaken vigorously for 30minutes and then centrifuged to pellet the gel pieces. The supernatantwas discarded and subsequent de-stain steps were performed until gelpieces were translucent in color, at which time the gel pieces weredried under vacuum centrifugation for 15 minutes. Dried gel pieces werecovered with a volume (15-20 μL per protein band) of trypsin (50 μg/mLin 25 mM NH₄HCO₃, pH 8.0) which allowed complete rehydration of the gelpieces. Proteolysis occurred for 16 hours at 37° C. Peptides wereextracted with the addition of 0.3 mL of 50% acetonitrile in 0.5%trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), immediately followed by vigorous shaking for1 hour. After brief centrifugation to pellet the gel pieces, thesupernatant was saved in a siliconized 0.5-mL Eppendorf tube. Gel pieceswere dried under vacuum centrifugation for 15 minutes. After rehydrationwith 0.1 mL of 0.5% TFA, the sample was placed in a sonication bath for10 minutes. Then, 0.1 mL of acetonitrile was added, followed by vigorousshaking for 1 hour. After centrifugation, the supernatant was combinedwith the first extract and dried using vacuum centrifugation.

[0206] To determine peptide mass fingerprints of Toxin_(XwiA) andToxin_(Xwi-8C3), peptides were solubilized with 10 μl of 0.1% TFA.Soluble peptides (0.6 μl) were mixed by pipetting with 0.6 μl of matrixsolution (α-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid, at 10 mg/mL in 50%acetonitrile in 0.5% TFA), placed onto the MALDI plate, and allowed todry. Internal calibration was performed using autolyic trypsin peptidemasses (m/z 805.41 and/or m/z 2163.05). Mass analyses were recorded on aPerSeptive Biosystems (Framingham, Mass.) Voyager DE™-STR delayedextraction time-of-flight reflectron mass spectrometer equipped with anitrogen laser (337 nm). Mass spectra were collected in positive ionmode with the reflectron flight tube using the following instrumentsettings: 20 kV ion acceleration, grid voltage of 75%, guide wirevoltage of 0.02-0.03%, and a low mass gate setting of 600.

[0207] Peptide mass fingerprint analysis of Toxin_(XwiA) andToxin_(Xwi-8C3). MALDI-TOF MS analysis was used to compare the peptidemass fingerprints obtained for tryptic digests of purifiedToxin_(Xwi-8C3) protein prepared from E. coli cells harboring pDAB2097,the in silico tryptic digests predicted from the deduced amino acidsequence encoded by ORF xptA2, and the tryptic digests generated fromthe native protein Toxin_(XwiA) (Table 9). Fifty-seven tryptic peptidemasses of Toxin_(Xwi-A) matched the in silico digest of the deducedamino acid sequence of XptA2. The relatively high number of matchingpeptide masses from the observed Toxin_(XwiA) peptides and thetheoretical deduced XptA2 peptides indicates that ORF xptA2 encodes theToxin_(XwiA) protein. Similarly, eleven peptide masses fromToxin_(Xwi-8C3) matched both XptA2 theoretical tryptic masses and nativeToxin_(XwiA) tryptic masses (in bold type). These data indicate that therecombinant insecticidal activity purified from E coli harboring cosmidpDAB2097 (i.e. Toxin_(Xwi8C3)) is derived from expression of ORF xptA2,and that this cosmid encodes at least one of the proteins responsiblefor the insecticidal activity of the native Xwi strain. TABLE 9Comparison of observed tryptic peptide mass fingerprints of Toxin_(XwiA)and Toxin_(Xwi-8C3) with the in silico trypsin digest of deduced aminoacid sequence from XptA2 Toxin_(XwiA) Toxin_(Xwi-8C3) XptA2 Residue #Observed Observed Theoretical of XptA2 Sequence [M + H⁺] [M + H⁺] [M+ H⁺] 0016-0034 DGQTMTLADLQYLSFSELR 2188.05  n.d.* 2188.06 0035-0047KIFDDQLSWGEAR 1564.74 1564.81 1564.78 0036-0047 IFDDQLSWGEAR 1436.67n.d. 1436.68 0048-0057 HLYHETIEQK 1297.65 n.d. 1297.66 0071-0080ANPQLSGAIR 1026.56 n.d. 1026.57 0091-0099 SYDEMFGAR 1075.43 n.d. 1075.450100-0124 SSSFVKPGSVASMFSPAGYLTELYR 2681.38 n.d. 2681.33 0128-0141DLHFSSSAYHLDNR 1661.75 n.d. 1661.77 0194-0208 QAIDTPYHQPYETIR 1831.871831.88 1831.90 0209-0223 QVIMTHDSTLSALSR 1658.82 n.d. 1658.86 0369-0375EFGATLR  793.41 n.d.  793.41 0416-0420 IYAYR  685.37 n.d.  685.370487-0496 VFYTLFYSHR 1332.67 n.d. 1332.68 0537-0558IFEADGNTVSIDPDEEQSTFAR 2441.14 n.d. 2441.11 0628-0639 TTASLSSGELPR1218.60 n.d. 1218.64 0797-0813 NQPAGQHNIDTLFSLYR 1973.97 1973.98 1973.990893-0898 TLVNIR  715.45 n.d.  715.45 0987-1000 LAEAIAGIQLYINR 1544.871544.82 1544.88 1017-1027 QFFTDWTVNNR 1427.65 n.d. 1427.67 1028-1036YSTWGGVSR 1012.47 1012.49 1012.49 1037-1050 LVYYPENYIDPTQR 1770.861770.86 1770.87 1080-1092 TYLTRFETVADLK 1556.78 n.d. 1556.83 1093-1115VVSAYHDNVNSNTGLTWFVGQTR 2565.20 n.d. 2565.25 1116-1124 ENLPEYYWR 1269.581269.62 1269.59 1143-1166 EWTKIDTAVNPYKDAIRPVILRER 2883.56 n.d. 2883.591165-1179 ERLHLIWVEKEEVAK 1879.05 n.d. 1879.05 1195-1199 LAFLR  619.39n.d.  619.40 1277-1284 MENTALSR  921.48 n.d.  921.48 1290-1304NTFDIIHTQGNDLVR 1742.87 n.d. 1742.89 1346-1363 YSSDNLAITLHNAAFTVR1993.00 n.d. 1993.02 1364-1372 YDGSGNVIR  980.48 n.d.  980.48 1421-1437NYIASVQGHLMNADYTR 1952.92 n.d. 1952.93 1438-1451 RLILTPVENNYYAR 1721.95n.d. 1721.94 1593-1605 RVNYNPEDILFLR 1648.89 n.d. 1648.88 1594-1605VNYNPEDILFLR 1492.76 1492.77 1492.78 1606-1620 ETHSGAQYMQLGVYR 1739.81n.d. 1739.82 1635-1649 ANTGIDTILTMETQR 1663.77 n.d. 1663.83 1668-1677YDPAEHGDER 1188.49 n.d. 1188.49. 1681-1692 IHIGNVGGNTGR 1194.62 n.d.1194.64 1885-1890 IATFMR  738.39 n.d.  738.39 1891-1898 LLDQLILR  983.62n.d.  983.63 1999-2003 LFNLR  662.40 n.d.  662.40 2026-2050ALLTSMVQASQGGSAVLPGTLSLYR 2520.36 n.d. 2520.35 2051-2057 FPVMLER  891.48n.d.  891.48 2106-2121 TVDEVDADIAVLAESR 1702.77 1702.83 1702.852131-2145 YQQLYDEDINHGEQR 1907.82 n.d. 1907.85 2186-2191 WGAALR  673.38n.d.  673.38 2220-2228 RRQEWEIQR 1300.66 n.d. 1300.69 2221-2228 RQEWEIQR1144.57 n.d. 1144.59 2222-2228 QEWEIQR  988.44 n.d.  988.42 2281-2287ALYSWMR  926.45 n.d.  926.46 2315-2325 ELTDNGVTFIR 1264.63 1264.611264.66 2352-2359 VWLERDER 1102.55 n.d. 1102.57 2387-2392 LTQFLR  777.46 777.45  777.46 2423-2435 IFSDYPESLGNTR 1498.69 n.d. 1498.72 2439-2455QVSVTLPALVGPYEDIR 1857.01 n.d. 1857.01 2456-2468 AVLNYGGSIVMPR 1376.71n.d. 1376.74

Example 7 Expression of Toxin Complex Genes and Bioassay of TC Proteinsfrom Xenorhabdus Xwi

[0208] Xenorhabdus Xwi genes were expressed in E. coli. Several plasmidswere constructed in which polycistronic arrangements of up to threegenes were constructed. Each gene contained a separate ribosome bindingsite and start codon, a coding sequence and a stop codon. The expressionsystem was mediated by the strong T7 phage promoter and T7 RNApolymerase (FIG. 2, pET). Similarly, in some constructions polycistronicarrangements of coding sequences were used. Schematic diagramsdescribing constructions used in the experiments are shown in FIG. 4.

[0209] Construction of pET280-XptA2, pET280-XptC1, and pET280-XptB1. Thecoding sequences for the XptA2, XptC1, and XptB1 proteins were each PCRamplified from pDAB2097, a recombinant cosmid containing the three genesthat encode these proteins (see Example 6). The PCR primer sets used toamplify these coding sequences are listed in Table 10. In all of theseprimer sets, the forward primer did not change the coding sequence ofthe gene but provided 5′ non coding Sal I and Xba I sites as well as aribosome binding site. The reverse primers also did not alter thecorresponding coding sequences, but provided a 3′ Xho I cloning site.Following amplification with components of the EPICENTRE Fail Safe PCRkit, the engineered XptA2, XptC1, and XptB1 coding sequences were eachcloned into pCR2.1. The cloned amplified products were sequenceconfirmed to ensure that PCR-induced mutations did not alter the codingsequences. Recombinant plasmids that contained unaltered codingsequences for XptA2, XptC1, and XptB1 were identified and designated aspDAB3056, pDAB3064, and pDAB3055, respectively. The coding sequenceswere each cut from the pCR2.1 derivatives and transferred to a modifiedpET vector via the 5′ Xba I and 3′ Xho I sites to create plasmidspET280-XptA2, pET280-XptC1, and pET280-XptB1. The plasmid pET280-SS is amodified pET28 (Novagen, Madison, Wis.) plasmid with the multiplecloning site replaced and a streptomycin/spectinomycin gene insertedinto the backbone. TABLE 10 PCR Primers Used to Amplify XptA2, XptC1,and XptB1 Coding Sequences Coding Sequence Forward Primer Reverse PrimerAmplified Sequence (5′-3′) Sequence (5′-3′) XptA2 GTCTAGACGTGCGTCGGCTCGAGATTAATTAA ACAAGAAGGAGATATA GAACGAATGGTATAGC CCATGTATAGCACGGCGGATATGCAGAATGAT TGTATTACTCAATAAA ATCGCTCAGGCTCTCC ATCAGTCCCACTCGCGACGG* XptC1 GTCTAGACGTGCGTCG GACTCGAGAGCATTAA ACAAGAAGGAGATATATTATGCTGTCATTTCA CCATGCAGGGTTCAAC CCGGCAGTGTCATTTT ACCTTTGAAACTTGAACATCTTCATTCACCAC ATACCGTCATTGCCCT C XptB1 GTCTAGACGTGCGTCGGCTCGAGCAGATTAAT ACAAGAAGGAGATATA TATGCTTCGGATTCAT CCATGAAGAATTTCGTTATGACGTGCAGAGGC TCACAGCAATACGCCA GTTAAAGAAGAAGTTA TCCGTCACCGTACTGG TTACAACC

[0210] Construction of pET280-XptA280-XptC1. Plasmid pET280-XptA2 DNAwas cut with Xho I and ligated into the unique Sal I site in pDAB3064.The resulting ligated product contained both pCR2.1 and pET280-SS vectorbackbones and could be recovered by antibiotic selection using acombination of streptomycin (25 μg/mL), spectinomycin (25 μg/mL), andampicillin (100 μg/mL). DNA of the recovered plasmids was digested withXho I to check fragment orientation. A plasmid with the XptC 1 codingregion immediately downstream of the XptA2 coding region was obtainedand the DNA was digested with Xho I to remove the pCR2.1 vectorbackbone. The resulting construct, which contains the pET280-SS vectorbackbone and the coding sequences for XptA2 and XptC1, was self-ligatedto produce pET280-XptA2-XptC1.

[0211] Construction of pET280-XptC1-XptB1. Plasmid pET280-XptC 1 DNA wascut with Xho I and ligated into the unique Sal I site in pDAB3055. Theresulting ligated product contained both pCR2.1 and pET280-SS vectorbackbones and could be recovered by antibiotic selection using acombination of streptomycin (25 μg/mL), spectinomycin (25 μg/mL), andampicillin (100 μg/mL). DNA of the recovered plasmids was digested withXho I to check fragment orientation. A plasmid with the XptB 1 codingregion immediately downstream of the XptC1 coding region was obtainedand the DNA was digested with Xho I to remove the pCR2.1 vectorbackbone. The resulting construct, which contains the pET280-SS vectorbackbone and the coding sequences for XptC1 and XptB 1, was self-ligatedto produce pET280-XptC1-XptB 1.

[0212] Construction of pET280-XptA2-XptB1. Plasmid pET280-XptA2 DNA wascut with Xho I and ligated into the unique Sal I site in pDAB3055. Theresulting ligated product contained both pCR2.1 and pET280-SS vectorbackbones and could be recovered by antibiotic selection using acombination of streptomycin (25 μg/mL), spectinomycin (25 μg/mL), andampicillin (100 μg/mL). DNA of the recovered plasmids was digested withXho I to check fragment orientation. A plasmid with the XptB1 codingregion immediately downstream of the XptA2 coding region was obtainedand the DNA was digested with Xho I to remove the pCR2.1 vectorbackbone. The resulting construct, which contains the pET280-SS vectorbackbone and the coding sequences for XptA2 and XptB1, was self-ligatedto produce pET280-XptA2-XptB1.

[0213] Construction of pET280-XptA2-XptC1-XptB1. PlasmidpET280-XptA2-XptC1 DNA was cut with Xho I and ligated into the uniqueSal I site in pDAB3055. The resulting ligated product contained bothpCR2.1 and pET280-SS vector backbones and could be recovered byantibiotic selection using a combination of streptomycin (25 μg/mL),spectinomycin (25 μg/mL), and ampicillin (100 μg/mL). The recoveredplasmids were digested with Xho I to check fragment orientation. Aplasmid with the XptB1 coding region immediately downstream of the XptC1coding region was obtained and the DNA was digested with Xho I to removethe pCR2.1 vector backbone. The resulting construct, which contains thepET280-SS vector backbone and the XptA2, XptC1, and XptB1 codingsequences, was self-ligated to produce pET280-XptA2-XptC 1-XptB1.

[0214] Expression of T7-based constructions. The expression plasmidswere transformed into E. coli T7 expression strain BL21(DE3) (Novagen,Madison, Wis.) cells and plated on LB agar containing a combination ofstreptomycin (25 μg/mL) and spectinomycin (25 μg/mL) and 50 mM glucose,and transformants were grown at 37° C. overnight. Approximately 10-100well isolated colonies were used to inoculate 200 mL of sterile LBcontaining a combination of streptomycin (25 μg/mL) and spectinomycin(25 μg/mL) plus 75 μM isopropyl-β-D-thiogalatopyranoside (IPTG) in 500mL baffled flasks. The cultures were shaken at 200 rpm at 28° C. for 24hours: Cells were collected by centrifugation (approximately 3000×g) andresuspended in phosphate buffer (30 mM, pH 7.4; NutraMax; Gloucester,Mass.) to a cell density of 30-120 OD₆₀₀ units/mL. Diluted cells werethen used for insect bioassay.

Example 8 Insect Bioassay Results of Expressed Toxin Complex Genes

[0215] A series of expression experiments was performed using the pETexpression system as described above. E. coli cells were transformed,induced and grown overnight at 28° C. The cells were collected, washed,normalized to equal concentrations, and tested for insecticidal activityagainst Ostrinia nubilalis European corn borer (ECB), corn earworm(CEW), and tobacco budworm (TBW). As shown in Table 11, the highestlevels of insecticidal activity were observed when xptA2, xptC1, andxptB1 were present in the same construct. TABLE 11 Bioassay ofHeterologously Expressed Xenorhabdus Toxin Complex Genes on TBW, CEW,and ECB CEW ECB Plasmid Tested TBW Bioassay Bioassay Bioassay pET-280-SS 0* 0 0 pET-280-XptA2 +++ +++ ++ pET-280-XptC1 0 0 0 pET-280-XptB1 0 0 0pET-280-XptA2-XptC1 + + 0 pET-280-XptA2-XptB1 0 0 0 pET-280-XptC1-XptB10 0 0 pET-280-XptA2-XptC1-XptB1 +++++ +++++ +++++

[0216] Further Bioassay Results. E. coli cells were co-transformed withthe pET280 and pCoT constructs listed in Table 12. Transformants wereinduced, processed and bioassayed as described above. In these assays,co-transformants that contained pCOT/pET280-XptA2-XptC1-XptB1 plasmidcombinations exhibited the highest levels of insecticidal activity.TABLE 12 Bioassay Plasmids Tested CEW Bioassay pET280/pCoT 0*pCoT/pET280-XptA2 +++ pCoT/pET280-XptA2-XptC1-XptB1 +++++

[0217]

1 22 1 20 PRT Xenorhabdus nematophilus 1 Met Tyr Ser Thr Ala Val Leu LeuAsn Lys Ile Ser Pro Thr Arg Asp 1 5 10 15 Gly Gln Thr Met 20 2 5 PRTXenorhabdus nematophilus 2 Met Trp Tyr Val Arg 1 5 3 6 PRT Xenorhabdusnematophilus 3 Leu Thr Gln Phe Leu Arg 1 5 4 10 PRT Xenorhabdusnematophilus 4 Ala Asn Pro Gln Leu Ser Gly Ala Ile Arg 1 5 10 5 8 PRTXenorhabdus nematophilus 5 Leu Leu Asp Gln Leu Ile Leu Arg 1 5 6 39005DNA Xenorhabdus nematophilus 6 gatcaggtat tcaatcaacc caaactgtttgatgaacctt tctttgttga taatcgtact 60 tttgattaca acgccattcg tggtaatgatgcacgaacaa ttaagcaact gtgcgccgga 120 ttgaaaatca ccgtagccac cttccaattgttagctgagc aggtaaacac cgcctttcat 180 ctgccatccg gcaaattaac ctgttcactgcctgttattt cagcgcttta tcgtctggtg 240 actgttcctc ggttatttaa tttaaccgctgaacagggca tgatgctgat taacgcatta 300 aatgccagcg agaaattctc acctcatattctggctggtg agcctcgatt aagcctgtta 360 acaacagagg gttcagatac cacagaggtcgatttattgg atgttattct gatgttggaa 420 gaagttgctg tctggctgca acagagcaaactgaaaccgg aagaattctg cctgatgctg 480 caaagtgtta tgttgccggt ggttgccacggacagcagtg tgacattctt cgacaacctg 540 ctgcaaggca ttcccaaaac cttactcacagaagataact tcaacgcagg ggatatcccc 600 agactccctg aaggagaaac ctggtttgacaaactttcga tgctgataac cagcgatgga 660 ctcgtcaacg tttaccctct cagttggggccagagtgatg aagattatct gaaatcagta 720 ttgacacctg tcgtcgaaaa aatcattagcgatccaaaca gtgtgattat cactgtttcc 780 gcattaacac aggtcattac tcaggcgaaaactgcgcagg aagatctggt ttccgccagc 840 gtgacacggg aatacggtac tggacgtgatatcgttcctt ggttattacg ctggattggc 900 agcagtgttc ccgatttcct tggcaaaatttatatacaag gcgcaaccag aggcggacac 960 ttgcgcactc cgccggatat cagcgctgaattactgcata tcacctatca tctggcgatg 1020 aataacatgc tgattaagca gttacgactcaaagctcaaa tcatttcatt acgtatcatc 1080 atgcctgaat ggctcggatt accaacgatagatggcagtc cgctatccgt gcatgaaatt 1140 tgggcactga gccggttccg taactgggcgaccagctcat tgttcagtga agacgagtta 1200 atcgagtatt ttgcttttgc caatcagccggagcaggacg ttcgtaacga tgaagatttt 1260 aatcgggact gtgctgaaaa gcttgccgacatactggaat gggatgccga tgaaattgag 1320 ctggcaaccc gacattttga tcctgccccagcacgtgcca gaaatatggg acaaattgac 1380 tggctgcgtc gtgtcatggc gttgtcgcgtcagactggcc tgtcagtgac accgttaatg 1440 acagccgcaa cgttaccgcc tttcccgccctatgaccaga taacccatgt cggtgaagcg 1500 gtgattgcgg caacccagta cccatcagaggagtaaggaa cgatgagttc agttacccaa 1560 cctattgaag agcgtttact ggaatcacagcgcgacgcac tgctggattt ctatctcgga 1620 caggtcgttg cctattcacc tgacatgacaagtcagcgcg acaaaattaa ggatattgac 1680 gatgcctgcg actacctcct gctggatctgctgacttccg ccaaagtcaa agcgacacga 1740 ctttcacttg cgaccaattc attgcagcaatttgtgaacc gcgtgtcact gaatattgaa 1800 cccggtttgt ttatgaccgc ggaagagagcgaaaattggc aggaatttgc gaatcgttat 1860 aattactggt ctgcggatcg cttattacggacttatccgg aaagctatct ggaacccctg 1920 ttacgcctga ataaaacaga attcttcttccaactggaaa gtgcccttaa tcagggaaaa 1980 attaccgaag attccgtaca acaagcggtgctcggttatc tgaataattt tgaagatgtc 2040 agtaacctga aagttatcgc aggttatgaagatggtgtta acatcaaacg cgataagttc 2100 ttctttgtcg gacgtacccg tacacagccataccaatatt actggcgttc actgaatctt 2160 tcgatacgcc atcctgatac cgatgcgttatctcccaatg cctggagcga gtggaaacct 2220 attgacctgc cattgggcag cgtagaccccaatttgatac gccccatttt cctgaataat 2280 cgcctgtata ttgcctggac ggaagttgaagaacagtctg aaactaaaga tacaactgcg 2340 ttatcactgc ataaccaaaa cgttgagcctagtgcgggtg attgggttcc tcccacaccg 2400 ttcctgaccc ggatcaaaat cgcttatgccaaatatgatg gcagctggag tacacccacc 2460 attctgcgcg aagacaatct gcaataccggatggcccaga tggttgctgt gatggatata 2520 cagcaagacc cgcataaccc gtttctggctctggttccgt ttgtccgtct tcaggggaca 2580 gataagaaag gtaaggatta tgattatgacgaagccttcg gttatgtctg cgatacactg 2640 ctggtagaaa ttactgattt gccggatgacgaatatgctg atggacgaaa aggaaaatat 2700 gtcggcaacc tggtctggta ttactcacgtgaacacaagg atgcagaagg caatcctatc 2760 gattaccgta ctatggtgct ctatccggcaacccgggaag aacgctttcc tattgccgga 2820 gaagccaaac cggaaggaag ccctgattttggcaaagaca gtatcaaact gattgtcaat 2880 tttgttcatg gcactgatga cacactggagattgtcgctc aatctgactt taagtttggt 2940 gcgatagaag atcatcaata ttacaacggttctttccggc tgatgcacga taatactgtc 3000 ttggatgaac aaccactggt actgaacgaaaaagttcctg atttaaccta tccatcaatc 3060 aagctggggt cggataatcg aatcaccctgaaagccgaac ttctctttaa gcccaaaggt 3120 ggtgttggca atgaaagtgc cagctgtactcaagagttca gaatcggtat gcacattcgc 3180 gaactgatta aactcaatga acaggatcaggtgcaattcc tttccttccc cgcagatgaa 3240 actggtaacg cgccacaaaa cattcgccttaatacactgt ttgcaaaaaa actgatcgcc 3300 attgccagtc agggtatccc gcaggtactgagctggaata cacagcttat tactgaacaa 3360 cccatacccg gttcattccc tacgccgattgatttaaatg gcgcaaatgg gatctatttc 3420 tgggaactgt ttttccatat gccatttctggtcgcgtggc gactgaatat cgaacaacga 3480 ttaaaagagg ccaccgaatg gctgcactatatttttaatc cgctggaaga tgaacttgtt 3540 caggccagca accaaggtaa accgcgttactggaattcac ggccaattat tgatcctcca 3600 cccaccgtgt accggatgtt aattgaaccaaccgatccgg atgccattgc agccagtgaa 3660 cccattcact accggaaagc aatattccgtttctatgtca agaatctgtt agatcaggga 3720 gacatggaat accgtaagct gacatccagtgcacgtactg tcgccaagca gatctatgac 3780 tccgtcaata tgttactggg taccagccctgatattctgc tcgcggcaaa ctggcaaccc 3840 cgtacgctgc aagatgtggc tctgtatgaaaacagtgaag cacgggcaca ggagttaatg 3900 cttactgtca gcagcgtgcc acttctgcctgtgacatatg atacatccgt ctctgccgca 3960 ccgtctgatt tatttgtcaa acctgttgatacggaatatc tcaaactgtg gcaaatgttg 4020 gatcagcgtc tatataactt acgtcataacctgaccttgg atggtaaaga gtttccggcc 4080 ggattatacg atgaacccat cagcccgcaagatctgctca ggcagcgtta ccagcgtgtt 4140 gtggctaatc gtatggcggg catgaaacgccgggcaatcc cgaattatcg tttcaccccg 4200 atcatgagcc gggcaaaaga ggccgcagaaacgctgattc agtacggcag cacgttactg 4260 agtttgctgg agaaaaaaga caataccgattttgaacact tccgtatgca gcagcaactg 4320 gggctgtaca gctttacccg caatctgcaacagcaagcga ttgacatgca acaggcttca 4380 ttggatgcac tgaccatcag ccgacgggccgctcaggagc gccagcaaca ctataaatcg 4440 ctctatgatg aaaacatctc catcaccgagcaggaagtta tcgcattaca atcaagagcg 4500 gctgaaggtg tgatcgctgc ccagtcagccgccactgcgg ccgctgtggc ggatatggtt 4560 cccaatattt tcggtctggc cgtcggggggatggtctttg gcggtatgct tcgggcaatc 4620 ggtgaaggaa tacgcattga cgttgaaagtaaaaatgcca aagccaccag cctgagcgtg 4680 tcagaaaatt accgtcgccg tcagcaagaatgggagctgc aatacaaaca ggcggatatc 4740 aacattgagg agatcgacgc acagattggtatccagcaac gccaactgaa tatcagcaca 4800 acccaactgg cacaattgga agcccagcatgagcaggatc aagtcctgct ggagtactat 4860 tcaaaccgtt ttaccaatga tgcgttatacatgtggatga tcagccaaat ctccgggctt 4920 tacctgcaag cctatgatgc ggttaattccctctgtttac tggccgaagc ctcctggcag 4980 tacgaaacag gtcagtatga tatgaatttcgtccaaagtg gtctctggaa tgatctttat 5040 caggggctgc tggtcggaga acatctgaaattagccttac aacggatgga tcaggcgtat 5100 ttgcaacata acaccagacg tctggagatcataaaaacca tatcggtaaa atcattactg 5160 acatcatcac agtgggaaat tggcaagagtacgggttcat tcactttctt actgagcgcc 5220 gaaatgttct tgcgcgatta tccgacccacgctgatcggc gtataaaaac cgtagcgctg 5280 tcattgcccg cattgctggg gccttatgaagatgtacggg cttcactggt acaactcagc 5340 aatacgcttt acagtactgc tgacttaaaaactatcgatt atttgcttaa ccccttggaa 5400 tacaccaaac ccgaaaacgt tttgctgaacgtacaggcta atcaaggtgt ggtgatttca 5460 acggccatgg aagacagcgg catgttcaggctcaattttg atgatgaact tttcctgcct 5520 tttgaaggga caggcgccat ttcacagtggaagttggaat tcggttccga tcaggatcag 5580 ctgctggagt cgctgagcga tattatcctccatctgcgtt ataccgcgcg tgatgtgagt 5640 ggcggaagta atgagttcag ccagcaggttcgtagccgtc tgaataaaca tcaattaaaa 5700 caagacaatt ctaactgata tcaggagccggccccggaat ataacggggc cggaagtgaa 5760 attatgtctc aaaatgttta tcgatacccttcaattaaag cgatgtctga cgccagcagc 5820 gaagtaggcg catctctggt tgcctggcagaatcaatctg gtggtcaaac ctggtatgtc 5880 atttatgata gcgcggtttt taaaaacatcggctgggttg aacgctggca tattcccgac 5940 cgcaatattt cacctgattt accggtttatgagaatgcct ggcaatatgt ccgtgaggcg 6000 acaccggaag aaattgccga tcacggtaaccccaatacgc ctgatgtacc gccgggagaa 6060 aaaaccgagg tattgcaata tgatgcactcacagaagaaa cctatcagaa ggtgggatat 6120 aaacctgacg gcagcggaac tcctttgagttattcttcag cacgtgttgc caagtccctg 6180 tacaacgaat atgaagttga tccggaaaatacagaaccgc tgcctaaagt ctctgcctat 6240 attactgact ggtgccagta tgatgcgcgtttgtcgccag aaacccagga taacactgcg 6300 ctgaccagcg acgatgcccc cggccgtggttttgatctgg aaaaaatccc gcctaccgcc 6360 tacgaccgcc tgattttcag ttttatggccgtcaacggtg ataaaggcaa gttatccgaa 6420 cggattaatg aggttgttga cgggtggaaccggcaagcag aagccagcag tggccagatt 6480 gcccctatta cattaggcca tattgtacccgttgatcctt atggtgattt aggcaccaca 6540 cgcaatgtcg gtctggacgc ggatcagcgccgtgatgcca gcccgaagaa tttcttgcaa 6600 tattacaatc aggatgcagc ctccggtttactggggggat tgcgtaatct gaaagcgcga 6660 gcaaaacagg cagggcacaa gctggaactcgcattcagta tcggcggctg gagtatgtca 6720 gggtatttct ctgtgatggc caaagatcctgagcaacgtg ctacatttgt gagtagcatc 6780 gtcgacttct tccggcgttt tcccatgtttactgcggtgg atatcgactg ggaatacccc 6840 ggcgccacag gtgaagaagg taatgaattcgacccggaac atgatggccc aaactatgtt 6900 ttgttagtga aagagctgcg tgaagcactgaacatcgcct ttggaacccg ggcccgtaaa 6960 gaaatcacga tagcctgtag cgccgtcgttgccaaaatgg agaagtccag cttcaaagaa 7020 atcgcacctt atttagacaa tatctttgtgatgacctacg acttctttgg taccggttgg 7080 gcagaataca tcggtcacca tactaacctgtatcccccca gatatgaata tgacggcgat 7140 aaccctcctc cgcccaatcc tgatcgggacatggattact cggctgatga ggcgatccgc 7200 tttttactgt cacaaggtgt acaaccggagaaaattcacc tcggatttgc taactatgga 7260 cgttcatgtc tgggtgctga tctgacaactcgccgctata acagaacagg agagccactg 7320 ggcacgatgg aaaaaggtgc tccggaattcttctgtctgc tgaataacca atacgatgcg 7380 gaatatgaaa ttgcacgcgg gaaaaatcagtttgaactgg tgacagacac ggaaaccgac 7440 gctgacgcac tctttaatgc tgacggtggtcactggattt cactggatac gccccgcact 7500 gtgctgcata agggaattta tgcaaccaaaatgaaattgg gcgggatctt ctcttggtca 7560 ggcgatcagg atgatggcct gttggcaaatgctgctcacg aaggtttggg ttacttacct 7620 gtacgcggaa aagagaagat tgatatgggaccgttatata acaaaggacg tctcattcag 7680 cttcctaaag taacccgtcg taaatcgtagtaaataaaat tttccggtgg cctcacaggg 7740 gtcaccatat cctgctgtga aaaagcgtatccatttaatg ctttaacgct tcaattttct 7800 cccggctcag gccggtactg gtgacaatgatgtccagact gacaccatgc cgtaataatg 7860 cgcgcgccgt ttccagcttg ccttcttcccgtccttcagc tctgccttct gttctgcctt 7920 cagccctgcc ttctgtccgg ccttgctcacgccctttttg ttcaagctgt tctgcaatag 7980 tcatcaacat ggtttcatgc tccggagattgttcagtcag ttgatggaca aactgggcga 8040 gatccagcgt atgtccattc agtaaaatatagcttaacac aacatggcgc tgttcggcgc 8100 tattataacc ggcattcaac aacgccactaattggggaac ccactccagc atatcccggc 8160 aacggatatg tttttgtacc agctccatcaaggcaatgct tttatgtgtc aggatctctt 8220 catcactgag cgcactgata tccaccaacggcaggggctg attatacagg tgagccgcgt 8280 gttcagagag tgtaaaacaa tccagccatcgatttgagta agggtaaggc ctcacctcac 8340 catgataaaa cagcaggggg acgaccaaagggagttcagt atgtcctttt ttcagatgcg 8400 cagccatggc tgacagcgaa taatacatcagccgccaggc cattaacgga tcaggcgtgg 8460 actggtgttc aatcaggcaa taaatgtaaccgtccccgtg ggttgtctcg acagaataca 8520 gcacatcact gtgcaactga cgtaattgcctgtccacaaa gctgccgggt tccagtttta 8580 gtgtggttaa atcacacact gaccggatcgcttccggcag ataaagggat aaaaattccc 8640 gggcggtttc tggttgggtt aaaaaatgtttgaataacgc gtcatggtga ggcttttttg 8700 ctttcctggc cacaatccgt ctctctgttttatcggttat taatcgcctt tactgccaaa 8760 gctatcatct cgctgaaaaa tccacagccaatatacaaca tattatctgc tgacccaaca 8820 ctcgtccggc taatcaatcc agtatcaatgcgagttctac agtaaataca gctcttcatg 8880 gtcaggaaac cggacaaaag ttgattgaatttcctaacca tgaattttct gttatgttaa 8940 ttattaccgt ctcacaataa taatcacatccaacagaatt tatttactat ataaataaac 9000 tatcaattat tataagaaaa ataatatgattggcattaaa tataaaacca taaaaaagta 9060 gaattaattt ttaaaactta attgcagaaaccagatgaaa tataaactta atttcttatc 9120 cataaataat aatgaatcaa tatttattcaataccatcag tggaaggttc ccgtttgttt 9180 taatttcaag cttataatcc cctttgcctttagctgaatc accagacata atttgcttat 9240 tgctaaattg tttactactg tctgtaaaataaacataact gccatgttga aacatgtagt 9300 tcacaatatc agcagcgtcc tttttactgaaagtaacttt gatataatgg ccagagttaa 9360 tatctttctg actatcgcac caaggaatccacataccacc ggtagatgaa tcatttcccg 9420 gagaaacaac cacatggtca ggtattatggggaataactc atttgctgac tcctgattaa 9480 ataaatccgc tttatattca caaccaaaattgttatcaac attaataata ttacgaacat 9540 ctgacataat aatttccccc gaatatagtttaaaggtttt ttcaatttaa taacatatca 9600 aaggaactat aatactgtat atttacatccgtcaacatta ttcacctaca gggtgacatt 9660 cctctattaa ataaaaaata agttttgatttttaactttt gataacttat gcaccaaatc 9720 agtgaccact gccgttaact tagttttgatcctcgtcact acggttaaac ttccgactcc 9780 cagaaagcaa aaaaccccgc gagtgcggggctatattcaa agtgcttgag ttatttcact 9840 atgcggatag ttttgacatc aatttcaacactgttccagt ctttgtccac ttcaccttcg 9900 atacgaactt tgtcagttgg agtggccgtcagacccatcc agcgcttatc atcaatgtca 9960 acataaacag aaccactgtt atccctgaattcatagagtt cgtgaccaac ctgtttaaca 10020 atgtttcctt ccagaacaac ccacgcatcatcacgaaaag attttgcttg agcaacgctg 10080 gtcaggttgg gagttggacc tttaaatccaccctgagtat agtctgtgct gtctggggaa 10140 acgaagccac cctgctgtgc caaagcaccaaaagaaaggg tactgagaat aagagtaatc 10200 agtgtttttt tcatagcttt ctctttgattatgcgaagaa aaaccccgca tttgcgaggt 10260 tcgggtattc aataaattat gtgacattactatcactctt gtcacgatat atcaactttt 10320 gtaattacgc aactttatta aggatttctttttgcacaca tttatctgac tccaacgtag 10380 ccccctgaaa ccagcaagac atcctcaataaataatcttt catagataaa tattagttat 10440 tcatttttca aacagcacaa acacaattaaaaatatttaa acaattgttg agttgaattt 10500 tttcatgaaa gtttgttaaa atttaatttttaacatacgg tattcattat ttaaatccat 10560 gtattatagg gaagttcttt attttttattgaaagaatag agcgataaat cagtatcaat 10620 ttaattaacc ataatattcc tatcagattataataatctc cacctaaaaa ccattaatca 10680 ttaaattgac aataacttaa ggatttatatgataaaagtt aatgaactgt tagataagat 10740 aaatagaaaa aggtctggtg atactttattattgacaaac atttcgttta tgtctttcag 10800 cgaatttcgt cataggacaa gtggaactctgacgtggcga gaaacagact ttttatatca 10860 acaggctcat caggaatcaa aacagaataaacttgaagaa ctgcgcattt tgtcccgtgc 10920 taatccacaa ctggctaata ccactaaccttaatattaca ccgtcaaccc taaacaatag 10980 ttacaacagt tggttttatg gccgtgcccaccgttttgta aaaccgggat caattgcttc 11040 catattttca ccagcggctt atttaacagaattatatcgg gaagcgaaag attttcatcc 11100 tgacaattct caatatcacc tgaataaacgacgccccgac attgcttcac tggcactgac 11160 acagaataat atggatgaag aaatttccacattatcctta tctaatgaat tactgctgca 11220 taatattcag acgttagaga aaactgactataacggtgta atgaaaatgt tgtccactta 11280 ccggcaaacc ggcatgacac cctatcatctgccgtatgag tcagcccgtc aggcaatttt 11340 attgcaagat aaaaacctca ccgcatttagccgtaataca gacgtagcgg aattaatgga 11400 cccaacatcg ctactggcta ttaagactgatatatcgcct gaattgtatc aaatccttgt 11460 agaagaaatt acaccggaaa attcaacagaactgatgaag aaaaatttcg gtacagatga 11520 tgtactgatt tttaagagtt atgcttctttggctcgctac tacgatttgt cttatgatga 11580 actcagttta tttgtcaatc tctccttcggtaagaaaaat acaaatcaac agtataagaa 11640 tgagcaactg ataacattgg tcaatgacgggaatgatacg gcaacggcaa gattgattaa 11700 gcgaacccgc aaagatttct acgattcacatttaaactat gcagaactaa ttccaatcaa 11760 agaaaatgaa tacaaatata atttcagtgtaaaaaaaaca gaacctgacc acttggattt 11820 tcgtctccag aatggagata aagaatatatataccaagat aaaaatttcg tccccattgc 11880 taatacccat tacagtattc ccattaaattgacgacagag caaatcacca acggtataac 11940 actccgctta tggcgagtta aaccaaatccgtcggatgct atcaatgcca atgcatactt 12000 taaaatgatg gagttccccg gtgatatattcctgttaaag ctgaataaag cgattcgttt 12060 gtataaagcc acaggcatat ctccagaagatatctggcaa gtaatagaaa gtatttatga 12120 tgacttaacc attgacagca atgtgttgggtaagctgttt tatgttcaat attatatgca 12180 gcactataat attagcgtca gcgatgcgctggtattgtgt cattcagata tcagccaata 12240 ttccactaaa caacaaccca gtcattttacaatactgttc aatacaccgc tattaaatgg 12300 ccaagagttt tctgctgata ataccaaactggatttaacc cccggtgaat caaaaaacca 12360 tttttatttg ggaataatga aacgtgctttcagagtgaat gatactgaac tgtatacatt 12420 atggaagctg gctaatggcg gaacaaatccagaatttatg tgttccatcg agaacctgtc 12480 tctgctttat cgcgttcgtc tgctggcagacattcatcat ctgacagtga atgaattatc 12540 catgttgttg tcggtttctc cctatgtgaacacgaaaatt gccctttttt ctgatacagc 12600 attaacgcaa ttaatcagct ttctgttccaatgcacccag tggctgacaa cacagaaatg 12660 gtctgtcagt gatgtgtttc tgatgaccacggataattac agcactgtcc ttacgccgga 12720 tattgaaaac cttatcacga cactaagtaatggattatca acactttcac tcggtgatga 12780 cgaactgatc cgtgcagctg ccccgctgattgctgccagc attcaaatgg attcagccaa 12840 gacagcagaa actattttgc tgtggattaatcagataaaa ccacaaggac tgacattcga 12900 tgatttcatg attattgcgg ctaaccgtgatcgctcagag aatgaaacca gcaacatggt 12960 ggctttttgt caggtactgg ggcaactttctctgattgtg cgcaatattg gactcagcga 13020 aaacgaactg accctgttgg tgacaaaaccggagaaattc caatcagaaa ccacagcact 13080 gcaacatgat ctccccactt tgcaagcgctgacccgcttc catgctgtga tcatgcgttg 13140 tggaagctac gcgacagaaa tcttaacagcattggaacta ggagcgctga ctgccgaaca 13200 attggcggtg gcgttaaaat ttgatgctcaggttgtgaca caagcattgc aacagaccgg 13260 tttgggagtg aataccttta ccaactggagaactatagat gtcactctgc aatggctgga 13320 tgtcgctgct acattgggta ttaccccggatggtgttgct gcactcataa aattaaaata 13380 tatcggtgaa ccagaaaccc cgatgccaacatttgatgat tggcaagccg ccagtacttt 13440 gttgcaggcg ggactgaaca gtcaacaatccgaccagctt caggcatggc tggatgaagc 13500 cacgacgaca gcggccagtg cttactacatcaaaaatagt gcacctcaac agattaagag 13560 ccgggatgag ttgtacagct atctgctgattgataaccaa gtttctgccc aagtgaaaac 13620 cacccgtgtg gcagaagcca ttgccagcattcagttatat gtcaaccggg cgttgaataa 13680 tgttgaagga aaagtatcaa agccagtgaaaacccgtcag ttcttctgcg actgggaaac 13740 ctacaatcga cggtatagca cctgggccggcgtatctgaa ctggcctatt atccggaaaa 13800 ctatatcgac cccacgattc gtattggtcagacaggtatg atgaacaacc tgttacagca 13860 actttcccaa agtcagttaa atatcgataccgttgaagat agctttaaaa attatctgac 13920 cgcatttgaa gatgtcgcta acttgcaggtgattagcgga tatcatgaca gtatcaatgt 13980 caatgaggga ctcacttatt taattggttatagccagaca gaacccagaa tatattattg 14040 gcgcaatgtc gatcaccaaa agtgccagcacggtcaattt gctgccaatg cctggggaga 14100 atggaaaaaa attgaaatac ccatcaatgtatggcaggaa aatatcagac ctgttattta 14160 caagtctcgt ttgtatttac tgtggctggaacaaaaagag ctgaaaaatg aaagtgaaga 14220 tggcaagata gatatcactg attatatattaaaactgtca catattcgtt atgatggcag 14280 ctggagctca ccgtttaatt ttaatgtgactgataaaata gaaaacctga tcaataaaaa 14340 agccagcatt ggtatgtatt gttcttctgattatgaaaaa gacgtcatta ttgtttattt 14400 ccatgagaaa aaagacaatt attcttttaatagtcttcct gcaagagaag ggatgaccat 14460 taaccctgat atgacattat ccattctcacagaaaatgat ttagacgcca ttgttaagag 14520 cacattatca gaacttgata ccaggacagaatacaaagtc aacaatcaat ttgctacaga 14580 ttatttggcc gaatataagg aatctataaccacaaaaaat aaattagcca gttttaccgg 14640 aaatattttt gatctctcgt atatatcaccaggaaatggt catattaatt taacgttcaa 14700 tccttcaatg gaaattaatt tttcaaaaggcaatatatat aatgatgagg ttaaatacct 14760 gttatcgatg gtagaagatg aaacggttattttatttgat tatgatagac atgatgaaat 14820 gcttggaaaa gaagaagaag tttttcattatggaactttg gattttatta tttccatcga 14880 tcttaaaaat gccgaatatt ttagagtgttaatgcatcta agaaccaagg aaaaaattcc 14940 tagaaaatca gaaattggag ttggtataaattatgattat gaatcaaatg atgctgaatt 15000 caaacttgat actaacatag tattagattggaaagataac acaggagtat ggcatactat 15060 atgtgaatca tttactaatg atgtttcaatcattaataac atgggaaata ttgcggcact 15120 gttccttcgc gaggatccat gtgtgtatttatgttcaata gccacagata taaaaattgc 15180 ttcatctatg atcgaacaga tccaagataaaaacattagt tttttattaa aaaatggctc 15240 tgatattcta gtggagttaa atgctgaagaccatgtggca tctaaacctt cacacgaatc 15300 tgaccctatg gtatatgatt ttaatcaagtaaaagttgat attgaaggct atgatattcc 15360 tctggtgagc gagtttatta ttaagcaacccgacggcggt tataacgata ttgttattga 15420 atcgccaatt catataaaac taaaatccaaagatacaagt aacgttatat cactgcataa 15480 aatgccatca ggcacacaat atatgcagattggcccttac agaacccggt taaatacttt 15540 attttccaga aaattagctg aaagagccaatattggtatt gataatgttt taagtatgga 15600 aacgcaaaat ttaccagagc cgcaattaggtgaagggttt tatgcgacat ttaagttgcc 15660 cccctacaat aaagaggagc atggtgatgaacgttggttt aagatccata ttgggaatat 15720 tgatggcaat tctgccagac aaccttattacgaaggaatg ttatctgata ttgaaaccac 15780 agtaacgctc tttgttccct atgctaaaggatattacata cgtgaaggtg tcagattagg 15840 ggttgggtac aaaaaaatta tctatgacaaatcctgggaa tctgctttct tttattttga 15900 tgagacgaaa aatcaattta tattcattaatgatgccgat catgattcgg gaatgacaca 15960 acaggggata gtaaaaaata tcaaaaaatataaagggttt attcatgtcg ttgtcatgaa 16020 aaataacact gaacccatgg atttcaacggcgccaatgca atctatttct gggaattgtt 16080 ctattacacg cccatgatgg tattccagcgcttattgcaa gagcagaatt ttaccgaatc 16140 gacacgctgg ctgcgctata tctggaacccggccggatat tcggttcagg gtgaaatgca 16200 ggattattac tggaacgtcc gcccattggaggaagatacg tcctggaatg ccaatccgct 16260 ggattcggtc gatcctgacg ccgttgcccagcatgatccg atgcactata aagtggctac 16320 ctttatgaaa atgctggatt tgttgattacccgcggagat agcgcctatc gccagcttga 16380 acgtgatacc ttaaacgaag ctaaaatgtggtatgtacag gcgctcactt tattgggtga 16440 tgagccttat ttttcattgg ataacgattggtcagagcca cggctggaag aagctgccag 16500 ccaaacaatg cggcatcatt atcaacataaaatgctgcaa ctgcgtcagc gcgctgcatt 16560 acccacgaaa cgtacggcaa attcgttaaccgcattgttc ctccctcaaa ttaataaaaa 16620 actgcaaggt tactggcaga cattgacgcaacgcctctat aacttacgcc ataacctgac 16680 aatcgacggt cagccactgt cattatctctctatgccacg cccgcagatc cgtccatgtt 16740 actcagtgct gccatcactg cttcacaaggcggcggcgat ttacctcatg cagtgatgcc 16800 gatgtaccgt tttccggtga ttctggaaaatgccaagtgg ggggtaagcc agttgataca 16860 atttggcaat accctgctca gcattactgaacggcaggat gcagaagcct tggctgaaat 16920 actgcaaact caaggcagtg agttagccctgcaaagtatt aaaatgcagg ataaggtcat 16980 ggctgaaatt gatgctgata aattggcgcttcaagaaagc cgtcatggtg cacagtctcg 17040 ttttgacagt ttcaatacgc tgtacgacgaagatgttaac gctggtgaaa aacaagcgat 17100 ggatctttac ctctcttcat cggtcttgagcaccagcggc acagccctgc atatggccgc 17160 cgccgcggca gatctcgtcc ccaatatttacggttttgct gtgggaggtt cccgttttgg 17220 ggcgcttttc aatgccagtg cgattggtatcgaaatttct gcgtcagcaa cacgtattgc 17280 cgcagacaaa atcagccaat cagaaatataccgtcgccgt cggcaagagt gggaaattca 17340 gcgcaataat gcggaagctg agataaaacaaattgatgct caattagcga cgctggctgt 17400 acgtcgtgaa gcggcagtat tacaaaaaaactatctggaa actcagcagg cacaaactca 17460 ggcgcagtta gcctttctgc aaagtaaattcagtaatgca gcgctataca actggctccg 17520 tggaaggttg tccgctattt attatcagttttatgatttg gcggtctcac tctgtttaat 17580 ggcagagcaa acttatcagt atgaattgaataatgcggca gcacacttta ttaaaccagg 17640 tgcctggcat gggacttatg cgggtttattagcgggtgaa accctgatgc tgaatttagc 17700 acagatggaa aaaagctatt tggaaaaagatgaacgggca ctggaggtca ccagaaccgt 17760 ttctctggct gaagtgtatg ctggtctgacagaaaatagt ttcattttaa aagataaagt 17820 gactgagtta gtcaatgcag gtgaaggcagtgcaggcaca acgcttaacg gtttgaacgt 17880 cgaagggaca caactgcaag ccagcctcaaattatcggat ctgaatattg ctaccgatta 17940 tcctgacggt ttaggtaata cacgccgtatcaaacaaatc agtgtgacat tacctgccct 18000 tttagggcct tatcaggatg ttcgggcaatactaagttat ggcggcagca caatgatgcc 18060 acgtggctgc aaagcgattg cgatctcacatggcatgaat gacagtggtc aattccagat 18120 ggatttcaat gatgccaagt acctgccatttgaagggctt cctgtggccg atacaggcac 18180 attaaccctc agttttcccg gtatcagtggtaaacagaaa agcttattgc tcagcctgag 18240 cgatatcatt ctgcatatcc gttacaccattcgttcttga tccaaaaatt aactggacag 18300 agaccctgta cgggtctctg tccacacatccgaaaaaccc accttgtcat ccatgacaaa 18360 gtgggaatga acatgattgt tatgcttcggattcattatg acgtgcagag gcgttaaaga 18420 agaagttatt aaaagcccgc ttaaagccgctccaggtaac ccggctagcg gcattggcaa 18480 cttcccctcc aacggcatga tgagcggccgcggctgtccc gccaatggct gcaccaaccc 18540 attcaccggg tgtacggcta taaggtaataatacttcaga aatatttctc ccgacacttt 18600 ctcctatcat tcggccaaac cagctcctggaactgacagc gtgggaaatg gcagagctaa 18660 tgcctcttct gagcagtaac ctgccgataaaccgataagg gccatcccat agattaccaa 18720 tgatccttcc ccatcgagca ccatacatagcaccaatcgc tgcccgttca cccagctcag 18780 aacttccctg atggcggcca agtaatatgccgccaataat tgcgcctgat agtgccccta 18840 accgctctgg cgcgctgaca ttaccgggcctgagcgtatc cagcgtacct tgtccggcgg 18900 gtgtggcaat actgatagcc atgcccgtgttatgctctcc ggctaaagcc attaatcctc 18960 caacggtgac cgctgttgct gcggaaatggcggtacctgt cgaagagctg ttaaatagtg 19020 cagacgtcac aagcgatgtg acaacaaaagcgccaacctg aacaggaaca gaacgtttac 19080 gcgtcagata acttaaaact tccccaattttttctgagat gttgttcgcg aaaaacccca 19140 tcaccgcccc ggagacaaaa ccaccaatggcagccccgac aatcccccaa ggcgacgctc 19200 ctgcaatcgt ggccgccttc acccccagacttgctacccc cacacccaaa acaaacgttc 19260 gcaatcctcg gtttaatttc aagaacgtatcaaaggaagc gccttgttca agcaggtgtt 19320 ctgtcgtgat gttgactgcc tttcgatacgcttttttccc tatccaggca aggacaccct 19380 gaccggggaa acgaccatca gaatcagaaaaaacgatggg gttattcctg cacattcgga 19440 acaaattgag accatcgacc tcaccggcaggatctacact caaccatcgc cctgtccacg 19500 attgataata acgataaccg tagtaatacaaccctgttgc atcccgctct ttgccagaat 19560 aacgcacggt tttgtaatca gcttctgactgacttcgggc tgcccacacg gcggttcccc 19620 cataggggta atattcttcc tgactaatgatctgcccgtc actgtccaat tccagcccgc 19680 tactgccaat caggttgcca taactgtagcgcagctgatc attgctgata tccgccggtt 19740 tgcctgtttc ccaatgcagc acccgcacttgtgcctgacc cgattcaccg acagtgatga 19800 cctgcaaaaa ctcttttaat gtattgccgctatatgtcgt gcgccattcc agctctggca 19860 aatataatgt tcgctgtatt tgctcactgttacctgtctt ctgaatatga gtcttaatga 19920 cacgctgact gtctgcatca taacggtagaattcctgatc aggcgtcgta ttttccctat 19980 tgaccaatat cacttgttgc aattcgtcacggggtgtcca gaaaagatcc tgaccgggaa 20040 caagccgggt ctgatgcccg ccgggggtgaacaacatatc cacctgagtg ggatcttgcg 20100 ccagctcttc cagtacagcc cggttgctgtgatctgaaac ggtcatgttc gttgtatagt 20160 tattaccggt gatcggtgaa ttatggcgaattctggtcag atttccccca cgatcatagt 20220 cgtaagtgcg agagtaattc gtataagtattgttatcaat cagagcgggg atgggtaact 20280 ggtttttttg tcggccaata ttcgccatttcacgcccagt gacggaaacc agctggtaca 20340 ggctgtcata ggtgtaagta ttttccggtacaattttctg gttgcgccaa aagcgggtaa 20400 tttcagcatc attagttgat ttcagcacatttccgacagg atcatattca taacgcaggt 20460 tttgtaaaat tttctcccca gcggcatgaccggaaggacg ttctgttttt atgccaataa 20520 ctcgttgcgt ctcgggttca taggtatatgtagtcactat cccgttacca tgttcctccc 20580 gtagcttctg gctggcagcc gaataggtcagggatttcac gataacttgt tcttgtttcc 20640 ccttcagcgc caaccaactg ccttgaagcagaccggccac atcataggcg atacgttgct 20700 tgtttccggc agcatctgta ctcgttaataccgtgccggt agcatccgtt gtgctgacag 20760 aagtgaagct ttccggcgcc agcgcgtttttccagccaga ttcatccata ccgtgccaat 20820 cggcttcgct gtcatctttc agtaattgctgtgtgatgga caagggtatg ctggttaacg 20880 atatgctgtt ggtttgattc attccggtgggatcataatg gaccacgcac tggccggcca 20940 gattattgcc tttttctgcc ggcgtatttcctgaccagat caatcgctcc gtgatacagg 21000 cgttctctcc ttttacctgc tcggtaatcgttagcaatcg tcccggaagg ttatcacttt 21060 catactgaaa cgttcggcta acgccattggcgctgacagc taaaacggga cgcccggcaa 21120 catcatgcag ggcgacacgg gttccggcatccacactttg cgtacgcaat gccttcttac 21180 tgagtgatga caagagaata agattgggtgtaatggcgtt cttgtcactc gctgtctgct 21240 ggcgttcata aaatcgcgga tcaatactctgagtcagaga tccttgagca tcatattgat 21300 aaccggtgat gcgttcatcg gttacctgaggtgtatcggg gtgccgatac caggctattt 21360 cgcgtactgt ctgaccacgg ttgtccagtacggtgacgga tggcgtattg ctgtgaacga 21420 aattcttcat gattcattcc taaatggagtgatgtctgtt cagtgaacag gcatcactga 21480 gctttatgct gtcatttcac cggcagtgtcattttcatct tcattcacca caaaccaggg 21540 agtgaataag gatcgacgaa acccgcctttggccgtgata acctgatatt cacgccccaa 21600 cggatcatag taatgggtat cggcatatatatcctgccgg gcactgtcat cactgacgta 21660 ctgccaacta ttcaggaaat acggttgatacttacgcagg gcttggcctt ttccgtcata 21720 ttctgtacgt ccggaaactg cccaacggaaatctgtcatc gccgtttcag gcgcgccatg 21780 attttcagcc acaatggctc catactcatcacgtacccag gcttcaccac tttcatggcg 21840 tacggctgtt tgtaaggttc gcccaaaaccatcactaaac gtaaacgttt gacgtaattg 21900 ttgttccgga tcggcatcat agcggtcggtgatcacactc agtacatggg gtgggttctg 21960 tgaattgact tgctttggca tggcagcggcagggttattt tgttgccagc ggcgaaaagc 22020 aagcgacagg agataaccat cttcagtgatgatcccagcc ggtttcagct ctccataaag 22080 ctccccatca ttagaaaagc tggcctgaaccatccagctc agaggggcat aaaccatcag 22140 ccctgcaaca ggtataccgg gtttcaatgccagagcatca tccaccgttg tggggacaat 22200 aaaggggaca gtttcatttt ccgcaggggtatatccttgt ttttcaccgt tttcagtccc 22260 ccagaaacgg aagctggtta ccctccccagtgcatcaaac gtcacggtgt gatagttatc 22320 attgacatct gtggtgttat ccgcaaccataaatcgataa tcgtaatgcg cttgcatacg 22380 caggccagcc gcatcctctg ttgcggtgataacacagtaa tggctatccc acgtgactgt 22440 cgttttacct gtaagcttgg tttcccgttgcaccaatggc cgatagaatc cgtctgcacc 22500 ggcatattct gtaaattcct tttgtcccacccagacatgg aaatctgtct tttcactgaa 22560 cggcactttt gccgtattcc agcccgcatcattcagctgt tttgtcagct cctgctcatc 22620 catcacctcc tcaaaagccg ccaacgatcgttcatcaaac tctgcggttt caatgtatgc 22680 caccagcgga ggaatagcgg gttgttcttctggaccggta tatgctacac gctgatgtcc 22740 cagataatcg gctgcggcat caggcaacaacaatgctcct gcacctgtgg cagaaaacca 22800 ttcaagggaa aatccaccgt ccggcactttatcggcttga taaatacgtg cgtcactgcg 22860 tgaggtatcc ataagccctg tgatccacgtattatcatca tgattcagat gatgataaga 22920 agaacgctgg cgtgtcagac gaaggaacatctgctgttcg tcgaaactgc tggtgaaaag 22980 tgtttcgggc agggtatccg gataaggcgagaactcaggc tgtggacgtc tcgaataggc 23040 aatctcaaga ttgtcctgcg gaaatcctaacgcatcagat ttaaggacga tcttttggct 23100 gcactgtgga tcggtagcaa cccgttcatatcggtattgg cgggattcgg ccaccgaaac 23160 cagtaccgca ggcacgtccg ataccatcaccggtaacaaa cgtacttggg tgcgggattc 23220 atccactgaa taaggcgtac cggccagtatagaatcatca tccccataca gctcactgcg 23280 taaacgttgt ccttttaagg ctcgatgtaaccagtattct tcctgttcgc tcggcgtgac 23340 cgtcatatca ccaccggatt tttcgtcataacgggtaaag cgtggggtaa aatggggaaa 23400 tgcctgttga tccccctgcc aatattccgtgggcagaaga atatcgactt cccgtacgcc 23460 agtgccgtac caattaaccg tgcgcgaaggtgccggtggt tcagcatgtg tcccctgtgt 23520 cgcactcgcc cgtgaatcaa tatcagtttgtgtcacccgc ccaaaaccac gaaactcccg 23580 ttccagacca tcccaggcac catgtgagtaatgataatgg ctggtcaatc ggttaccgga 23640 aatttcatcc agcacttccg tgcgccacaacacatgcacc gggaacggta agtagctgac 23700 caccgtcatc ccggattcag aagcctgtaatttctcatcc agccagaact gggcagagct 23760 gcgataatac agcgtggttt ctgttcccatattgttattg acggcattca gcagccaagg 23820 cttgaatatg gtcatatcca atcgccagtgctgcaccttc atatggggga tcgtcaaaat 23880 aatgctggca gtccctaatc cttgtgtatccgctatttgt aaccgacaag tatcatcaaa 23940 acgtacccca tccggcagat caatacgctgaggttcagca aaatgattgc cgctttcatt 24000 ggcatagagt tcaaggtaag tattgcgggcataaataaaa tcggtggtgc ctgagccatc 24060 tatgtctacc atatacagtc tgtcggggttaaacgtttcc ccgctaatct ggaagcctgt 24120 catcatcaga ggctcaccaa attttccatgccccaggttc ggccagtagc gcacgctatc 24180 tgccgttact tccaccagat gtgattgcccggagcctgtc atatcactga atgcgacaag 24240 atgacgctca tttctgccgg gaaccggcagtggcatatct gacaaatgaa tcacatcctg 24300 agcgcgatcc catcctgccc gattatttgaccagacacgt acactatttg gcccgataag 24360 cgctaagtca ggcagcccag ccccatcaatatcagccagt tttgcctgcg gatggaaata 24420 ttccattggc acagcggata atggaataaagggtgtccat tcaccttccg gtgacatggt 24480 gtggtagccc cgtaaccctg atgccgtaatcacccaatcc agacgcccgt caccattgat 24540 gtccaacaac atcgcgcttt cctgttgtgccggaatatgt ggcagtggtt tggcctcctc 24600 ataggtaacc gcattcgttc cttcggcagtgatatcccgt accggagcac ggtaccacca 24660 ggctttctga gtatcctgat aaagtacgccggaaattcct tctccatata aatcaaccaa 24720 ttggtatggc tgcaacgtgt tcattttttctaactgcggc atggactgcc agttcagatt 24780 cacgccatga ttaacacgtt gataatccatttccagcggg gacatcatca ctggcgtacc 24840 gtccgtttca tgggccagtc tgcgggccgtttgcagcaag gaaaccttgt tgttcaggtc 24900 ataatccaga ataagacggg aaaccagcgccggtgtttct tctgcaacct tttcccctgc 24960 cagcgctttc agctgatgaa acatcagaacttggcgacac aagcgacggg ttcgaatttc 25020 aaacccatat tcatagcggg agaaactgtccggacgacaa cgccattttt caggcacatt 25080 gttttcagac acattgtttt ctgacacattgaattcgggt acagagttca gcgaagatga 25140 gcgctcaccg taatcaaata ccagatgaaacagccagtca ttatcagcag gaatacctga 25200 ttttaccgcg aaaaaagcgg tttccggctgagtattgcca tagctgactt ttgccagata 25260 acgctgggcc gtaacacctg aatgctgagcaagttcatgc tcatcacagt caagatcgtc 25320 ttctgcccga tagtgatagt aaatatgttccccggtatgc gtgacggttt cctccatcag 25380 ccagcgggca attctggttt catcctgcgggtcagcaata cgtgcatggt gatgcttacc 25440 gaataggtgc actaaaccat ccgcagtaaaaagtacccaa aaagacgtct cttcctcacg 25500 tctctgctgt ggctgccagt gttctaaacgaacgattttt tctgccacgc gggactgata 25560 gcgggtaaca gtatgcggct gtgtcagaaccgtccccaac agtgaggttg cggtgcgttg 25620 ctctggttgc ccttggctgt ccggcacaatactcaacact tccccatccg gcccgagata 25680 ctcatcttgt cccgtatagt gcggaacgcccttggcggta cgcaggctga taaaaccaac 25740 cccacattgc caccccatcc cgaatgacccattgccggca gtactgctgt aattcagtga 25800 tagcaccggc accagaccac gcccgacagagatcggcaag ggcagtgaaa atgacgctcc 25860 cccttccgct ccgacggcat tgagtgcttctcccattcct tttagtgatc cgcccccaga 25920 gggcaatgac ggtatttcaa gtttcaaaggtgttgaaccc tgcataaaaa ctccttaaac 25980 aggctccctc aggagcctgc ctatcacaatgttttaatta agaacgaatg gtatagcgga 26040 tatgcagaat gatatcgctc aggctctccagcagcgcttt ctgccgatca gtcgcatccg 26100 ggaaactcaa cgtcaggctg ccgctgtcattcacggaaat accttcaaac ggcagataac 26160 gggaatcgtt gaaatccagc ataaattgaccactgtcatt cacgccgtgg gagagagcaa 26220 tagcactgca accgcgtggc atgacgatgctgcccccgta attcagcacc gcccgaatat 26280 cttcatacgg cccaaccagc gccggcaaggtgacactcac ctgtttcaac tgacgggtat 26340 tgccaaggct ttcggggtag tcgctgaaaattttcaaatc agacaatcgc actgaggctt 26400 ctatctgacg gttactgagt tttaattcattgccggaagc tcctacgttg cctttccctt 26460 cacgcaggaa ttgcgtgagt ttttcggtcagattaaagtt gtctgatgat aaggcctgat 26520 agaactgtgc caacgagacg gtacgggtcacttccagtgc ccgctcatca cgctccagcc 26580 agactttttc catttctgcc agattcagcagcaacgtttc acccgccatc aaacccgcag 26640 tcgtaccgtt ccaggcccca ccccggataaaggtaacacc gttgtcggtc agctcgcggc 26700 gcagcgcttc ctgtgccatc aggcagaaggactgggtcag gtcaaagaac tggtaataga 26760 tagcactcag cttgccgcgc atccaactgtaaagcgcttt gtttgtgaat ttacgctgta 26820 acagctctaa ctgagcctga gtatgggcctgctgggtctc ctgatattcc acctgcatct 26880 gtgctgcttc gcggcggatt ttcaggctttccaactgggc atccatttgt ttgacttcac 26940 cgtcagcatt atcacgctga atttcccactcctgacggcg gcggcggtag gcttccgaac 27000 ggctgatttt gtctgcggaa tattgggaagctgtggcaga aagcgacatc acggaggcgg 27060 aagcacgcag tgctgccccc caacgactgccgccacaagc taaaccgaac acgtttggca 27120 ctaaatcggc caccccttcc gctattgaaagcacctgccc ggccagagac tgacctgccg 27180 ctgcatcaag cagtgacatt gcccgctgttctccgtggtt gatatcctcg tcatacagct 27240 gctggtattt ttccagacga ttttgtgcactgcggcggct ctctgccaat acagcaatat 27300 cagcatccac ttcatcgaca gttcgttgctgaatacggat gctctgtgtc gccagttcca 27360 taccctgctg tagtagcagc gtggtgagttcatcggcatc atcatgctct gccatactga 27420 gcagagaggt gccgaactgg gttaattgcgctaccagatt gcgggtccgc tccagcatca 27480 ccgggaagcg gtataacgac aatgtgccgggcagcactgc actaccgccc tgagaggcct 27540 gtaccatact ggtgagcagc gctttcggatcggtaggctc ggcgtaaatc gccagcgata 27600 acggctgtcc gtcaatggaa agattatggcgcaggttaaa caggcgcaaa cgcagggttt 27660 gccagtaatc ggtgagcgcc gggttatattccggcaggaa caaacccacc aacgagttag 27720 cggtacggag attcttggaa accccaccacggcccagcat cgtaagatcc tgctgataag 27780 ccgcctgcac ggtttgactc gccgccccggaaagggacgg tgctgcccac tgttggctac 27840 cgtaatcctc cggctcatca ccgagcaattctaaagtacg cacataccac attttggctt 27900 cattcaacgc atcgcgggtc agttctcgataggccatatc gccgcgcaga ataagttgat 27960 ccaacaggcg cataaaggtg gcaatcttgtagtgcattgg gtcattttgg gcgacggcat 28020 ccggatcgat ggcatccagc ggattggcattccaggaggt ggtctcttcc agcggccggc 28080 agttccagat ccagggggcg atttctccgttaacgatata gccggcggga ttgtagacgt 28140 agtttatcca ttgtgtggct tcgtcgaattgtttttcctg tagcaaacgc tggaagcaca 28200 tcatcggggt gtaatagaac aattcccagtaatagagggc gctggcacta ttgaaatcca 28260 tcggggcgga atagcccgtt gcgatagaaacattcaaaaa tcctttgtat ttcttgatat 28320 ttttcacgat cccctgttgc gtcattcctgaatcatgatc agcatcgtta attaatacaa 28380 attgctgttt tgtctcatca aaataaaagaaagcagattc ccaagtgttg tcataggtaa 28440 ttttctggta tccaaccccc aatctgacaccttcatgcat gtaataccct tcggcataag 28500 ggacaaacag tgtcatactg gtttccgacgtatcggataa cattccgctg taataaggct 28560 gccttcccgt gttaccgcca acattcccaatatggatttt aaaccaccgc tcatcgccat 28620 gttcagcagg gtcatattta ggcagaacaaagttggcaaa gaagccttct cccaacggag 28680 gttccggtaa ccgctgggtt tccattgtcaggatagtatc aatgcccgtg tttgctctgg 28740 ataccagttg agaagccagc agggtattaagacgaatacg atacaccccg agctgcatat 28800 attgggcacc cgaatgagtt tcacgcagaaacagaatatc ttccggatta taatttaccc 28860 gtttcaccga taatgtttgc ttgatcttacccagcactcg cccgtctttg gctttggtct 28920 caaaaacgat atccagagga gcaatattattggtaaaggc caacgatgaa gcatcgattt 28980 ccagtggctt aaaggtgtac ggcatagcatcaaaactgtt tgccggcaag gaagcaatat 29040 ggtcactggc cgtaaaggtg tgggttttactgccagccat caccgtaatt ttgatatcgg 29100 tattgttaat gcctgtatca atatccagccagccggatga ttgataggaa ctaaatatct 29160 ggaagccctg agaattatta ccatcaacagcataactgca ctttttaaaa tcactggttt 29220 tattgctacc aaccgtgaaa acggtgtttaaaattgtgtt tggagaaaat ggaaactcga 29280 acaatctggc ataataatta ttttcaactggtgttagaat caaacgccta gtgtaatctg 29340 cgttcatcaa gtggccttga actgatgcaatatagttttt cgttttatta taaacggtga 29400 tcggcccccc cagatcagag taaccgccataatgtttaac ggtatttgcg atgataaatg 29460 cattgccgta ctgggacttt ccatccacccccgtcagttt catggcgctg atttgtttgt 29520 ttctgatgac attgccactg ccatcatatctgacagtgaa agcggcgtta tgtagcgtaa 29580 tagcaaggtt atcgctggag tatttactggttatctgcgg aatattcccg ttctccatca 29640 ccgtcagact atcatcaccg atggcagaacccatattcaa cgaggcaggc acttcaaaat 29700 cctgcgcgaa acgatagctg gcctttcttaccaagtcgtt gccttgagta tgaatgatat 29760 caaaggtatt tttcagttgg ctgtaacggctgagtgctgt gttctccatc tttttgaagg 29820 agccatcgcc gtaaatggtc atgcctgccacatttttatt gctgccgcca aaatccgagt 29880 aactcttccc ggttttgtag acaaacaccagcagagtgtc ctcgccctga aagcctgatg 29940 cggccagcgc cagccgttca gtgtcaggttttttgtcagt gaccgcctcc acctgcgttg 30000 tgatatcgta agaccagggg gcactccaactgccatcatg acgcagaaac gccagtttca 30060 gagtaaaacg gtcataggtt tccaccggatcagtaccatt tttcgccact tcctcttttt 30120 ctacccagat aaggtgcaaa cgttccctgaatatgaccgg acgtattgca tccttgtagg 30180 ggttgaccgc tgtatcaatc ttcgtccactctttccaggc attggcggcc agttcacccg 30240 cctgcatccg tgatatatcc acgttacgccagtagtattc cggcaggttc tcccgcgttt 30300 ggccgacaaa ccaggtcagt ccggtgttgctgttgacgtt gtcgtgatag gcgctgacaa 30360 ctttcagatc cgccacggtt tcaaagcgggtcaggtaagt tttaaaggca tcctccactg 30420 tgtcccggct aagtttactc tggctgatattttccagcag ttcatccatc atccgggtct 30480 gcccgatacg ctgggttggg tcaatgtaattttccggata ataaaccagc cgcgacaccc 30540 cgccccaggt gctgtaacgg ttattcaccgtccagtcggt aaaaaactgg cgggttgaca 30600 catcggcacg ggcattaggc tctatccgattcagcgcccg gttgatgtag agctgaatac 30660 cggcaatggc ctctgccagt cgggtggtttttatggcaga agagacctga ttatcaatca 30720 ggaaatagct gtacaggtca tcccggctgtgcagggacac cccttctggc tggatattcg 30780 ccagaaacca attgcacagc acgctactcaggcgctccgc ggtataatcc gccagcgtct 30840 gagcctgttg tgtactgagt ccggcttccatattttctgc cagtgtctgc cactcatccc 30900 aggaaggcag attcgactcg gctttgtttaatgcagtcac gtaacggata ttcaccagcg 30960 tacggataac cgacggcatc gtgtgcagtgctgatgccac atctatccac tgcaacacgg 31020 tgttgatatc ctgccaacac tgaagctggttcacgccggc ggaaaccatg gcctgcgtta 31080 ccatactgat gtccagcccc atcacggaggccagtctgtc ggccgtgagt gtctgctggc 31140 gcagcatatc cagcgtgtca gagccgggattgcccagccc attaatccac tggtggaatc 31200 ggtagagtga gaatagcgta tcaatattgtgctgtccggc aggttgattt tttgccccca 31260 gcacggcgaa tccggagatg accagcacggatagctccgc ttcactgagg cgcagtgtct 31320 gtacggaaag cgataactgt gccatcacatggcagaattg taccaattgg gtggtttcat 31380 tggcatttaa cgactctttc aataccagtgtcataaaccc ggcaatatct aagccacccg 31440 gccgcaggtt atcggtccac aacaggatataccgtgccat atccggtgac gccagatgca 31500 gcgttgcagc aataaacggc gcgagaatttcagcctgcag ctcccgattg tgactctgtg 31560 ccatatcttc actaatactc ggtcggaggttattgagcag attactgatt tccggtgaaa 31620 tattcccgct aaactctggc gtacataataaccagatcgc ttcagtggtg atttccgcct 31680 cagtcagcca ctgcgtcacc tgatacagccagataaccag ccgtggcaac tccccggaag 31740 acaaagaagc cgttgttttg ccattgaacggcgaaagacc ataaagcata cacagttcat 31800 tgaccgtcag ctgatggaca cgggccagtaacgtgaggcg atacagtgaa gagataacga 31860 agacagaaag tgtgatggta ttttgggcgtccagcacacc cgccagtttg cctaactgat 31920 acagttcacc actgttgacc cccagaccacgcatcagggc tgaacgggca aaggtagatt 31980 gctcttcatc cggatcaatg ctgaccgtgttgccgtcggc ttcaaagatt ttccctttca 32040 gcggcggtgt attaaagaga cggttaaaatgactgacact gtcatcgtcg gcatattgat 32100 taatgaccga tccgttcagt acctgtgcatcatcaaagct cagtgcataa cggtgactgt 32160 agaacagagt atagaaaact ttggtcagaacggagtcgtt gatgatgcct tgtgcattgt 32220 cactgcgtac gatagtttgc agttcattcggtgaaagccc gctagtcagg cacaagcgaa 32280 tggctttatt cagtttgagc gcaaatatagtcaggggata agactcaaaa gtgaatattc 32340 cgccgccctg atttgtggcg ctggtggaagacgtatagcg ataggcgtat atctttacac 32400 cgtttttgta ttcagaatca gatatgttacttagataatt acttttaaaa ttcgtattgg 32460 ctattagagg accggaaagg ctgccgacaatgccacttgg ccctgcgttt tttctaagag 32520 tagccccaaa ttctcttgat accttaaaattagcacgtat aaagaactga ttatttcctt 32580 catacatcaa atcaaagtaa tttatatttttatcataatc atctgttttt acacgtgtta 32640 ttttgtaagc ttcgagttta ctttcattattgaccactaa acccgttgag atattatcca 32700 cataagcaga ggtgctgtca gaatagccattctgcaacat cccgaggtat ttttgcacct 32760 cagaaagttc aagaccataa tacttggctatccatgattg tgacgcgaaa ttttcgggcg 32820 tgatattttc actgaagttt tgcgcaaataaagcatcagc gttcttttcc gtaatctctt 32880 cggtcaaaat gttataaagc tccggagaaatattggccag aatcgccagt aatgaagccc 32940 cttccgcctg ccccatcacc tcaggattacgggacagcgc tgacagtgta ctgtcatggg 33000 tcataatgac ctgacggata gtctcgtaaggctgatggta aggggtatca atggcctgac 33060 ggtaagttga caggctctcc atcaatgcgtccgaatcacc tccggtcttg cgggtaatat 33120 gctccagcaa cagttcgtta gacagtgtcagggtggaaat ttctgtatcc atattactct 33180 ggctcagagt cagatcagcc agatccggacggcgattatc aagatgataa gcagagcttg 33240 aaaaatgtaa gtccttcgct tcacgatacaattcggtgag atagccagcc ggtgaaaaca 33300 tggaagccac tgaacccggt ttcacaaaggaagaagaacg ggcaccaaac atttcatcat 33360 aactgcgtga aacgctgtct cgttcaataccgagtcggat agcaccggat aattgtgggt 33420 tggcacgggt aaaaatacgc gcttccagcaagcgattatt ttttttctgc tctatagttt 33480 catgatagag atggcgagcc tctccccaactgagctggtc atcaaagatt tttctcagtt 33540 cactgaagga taaatattgc agatccgcaagagtcatcgt ctgaccgtcg cgagtgggac 33600 tgattttatt gagtaataca gccgtgctatacataataac ctcaattatt ttataaaata 33660 gtgttgtcag ttaagagttc atctgaagatttagtgctta ttttgtaagt cattattcta 33720 ttcacattgt aattatttgt tttatctgagattaatgata ttaaagagga tgctattgta 33780 aatggcggaa tagaatacga ttttctactgaaatttcatt ttaatcataa aatttataac 33840 tgactttaat gttacagtcg taatcgatattgtgtcatgt tggcatcctc ttcatctgcc 33900 ttaaaataaa gtagggtacc aaaaggaatacatacttgaa tccaagattg agcacaaatc 33960 cacatattca gcttattaaa gataattaaattttatttat cataaataaa taggataacg 34020 gccctggatt ctgaccaggc gaggccaaaagtcgatgaag ctaagttacg gttgaacaaa 34080 tttgtttact ggttaaatgg gcacaaactctttatataaa taaatagcat attgtaacga 34140 gtaattaaaa aatgaaaatc cagcttacctggttattcat tcattaacaa aacacaaaat 34200 atttatgcca acggcactta gaattaaataattttcttta tcaactttta cgttaacttc 34260 atttgataaa agtaagatcc catgatttttcaagatcctt attcggttat aactgaccag 34320 attgggaaaa tcaaccttaa tgtctcatgtgaaataaaat attgtccaag tgatttattg 34380 ttttgtatta taattcagtc tcttttatcaacatctaact taagtcctca agagaaatta 34440 attgcaaatc ggtcaccata accggctaataatgtattga tctcatattc cattgtttcc 34500 tgagtccagg tgataaaacg tcgccagtggtatttagcct ccctccagac gatttcaatc 34560 aaattcagtt ctgggctgta ggcgggaaggtaaagtaaaa gcaggttgtg ctctcgtaac 34620 cagcgatttt taagtttttc atcgatcccatgatggatag gcgcattatc taacacgaca 34680 aatgtcaggc gatgctcgcc ttgttgggcgacctgctcta aaaaatcaat gacattactt 34740 cgcgtgacac tgcttgatat tatctgataaaacagcctgt tatcagtgta atttagcgca 34800 cctagcactg accgtctgac agagctttgcggctctgctt catggggctt acctcgtgga 34860 ctccatccat attggaccgg tgggcaggcggaaaaacccg cctcatcaag atagagcagc 34920 cgataatgac ctgcccgtgc gcccgccttaattttattca gtaaggcggc tttttcagca 34980 aattccgttt tattgcgttt tttttaagcgacaggcgggg gcgtttatag gggagtccct 35040 gttttttcag ggtattcgcc agcgtttcaagcgtacaggg cagggaaccc tgcctggctt 35100 cgacgcacgt cagggactct gcgctggcggcttcgagcgc agtggcaatc atgtcaggcg 35160 tcatggcgag ataccggcct ccggcatgaccccctaataa tcccgctatc cctgaatggt 35220 gccacatgtg aacccaatta tagataacccggagactgca tccgatttca gcggtgatct 35280 gggacggctt gatccctctg gcaagcatgagcaaacccgt tcctcgcgta cgaatgtccc 35340 ggtgtgggtg attcaaagcg agtggttgcaatgtgattcg ttcaggctca gaaaggatta 35400 tcttcgagtt cataagaaca ggcagaaagtcaggttatcg tgttatcgat tataacagta 35460 atgcagataa tttatctgat taacttaatttatttttgca ataaacgttt ttagcaccat 35520 gaaaaataat aagaaagaat cctgattatgttgagagagt atacaaaagt ataaaaatgg 35580 cgaattaaat caccattctg atagtgacaattattccctt acttttatag tataattttt 35640 attgaactct ttccctgcgt acattgtacccaaagtaaat cctaccactt caatttttat 35700 caattctgtc ttctttgggg tacctgttatatttatatga tgataatctt ttcttatttc 35760 tttttttcca ccctatagga aagaactatcttttggattc catgttagtc ctgagccagt 35820 aggatgaatt tttacccaaa cgcttttttcattcaatgca cctcctgtga tggtaattga 35880 tgcctgatat ggttcattta tcactgcatcaggaagaaac tctgattttg gtaaaacttt 35940 tggcgttgga ttaccacaac cataaagtaaaaaaataaaa ataattaata tttttttcat 36000 gttatttcat tggtttaaaa accaaccctcaaaaaatatg gttgagtaca taatctagtg 36060 atttgttttt tttaatttga tgttccactttaccccatga aaacagattt aaatttacat 36120 attgattcag atctgaatta tttgtgatattttctttctc atagttttct actactcctt 36180 cccaaactat ccaatgattt tttcctgatgtttctatgtc accaaaatct gataacattc 36240 ctgctgaaat caaagtaaca acatgatatcctttgttata gtaatcacta agagttacta 36300 tgtcatttat attagaatgg gataagccgacattactaaa tactttttca taccctgatt 36360 tttcaaacca ttctgtcaat tttccccacattgtaatacc agctacttca tcatcaacct 36420 catcataact catcatcata ttttctgaatctcttaggct tgccaatgtc agccaatcta 36480 acccagatat tctttcacca tattgattataaaaagtacc tttaggatgt cggcaaccct 36540 cacccagctt aatttccagt tgaccaattttagttcggcc atattgccat aattctcgtg 36600 cagcttgctc ataaatatct ggtctatctattggcaggca ataaaaaaaa gcggcagggc 36660 cacataaact tgctccattt tgatccggataagttctttt cgataccctg tcctgtattt 36720 atgattcaat tttacttttt tcaaatggatcgtgtgggtg accaatggga tattctttgg 36780 caataaaagt ccgttcagga atggtgatttttaattcgac ggtattatcc ccgtcgctga 36840 caggttttgt ttcaactgta ctttcaaaataacaggcatt ttcccgtttt ttctccgaac 36900 aggctttacc ggaagttaat tcaccgagggtatacatttt cttaaaatgg gtttgcagtg 36960 ccggaaatat atttgagcca tgtttgcggtgaagcataat ttgcataata taaatcacag 37020 aaagatcgtc gtctatttcc tgcgtgatatgctgttgtgt ttcataatta ctctgtagtt 37080 tctcctgaaa aacatcaagc aagatatggaaatttccttt tgcattctga cgataaatgg 37140 ttaagtcata aagcaggttt tcaacaggtacgttggattc tatttttgtc tgaacggtat 37200 aggctggcat ggtattaatc ctttaaaatatgaaattcaa gtttattttt gtcatccgta 37260 agatgccatt gggtgtaacc ttgtttatcagtctttcctt cttttatctg accatccggc 37320 aggcaaaccc gatacttgcg ttcggttaaaagattgccgt catcatccac acaacgataa 37380 cgggcatgat gtttagcggg ttttaccggggtttcttcaa ccagcggctt cttaagtggc 37440 ttaacattcg agaccccaga taaaagcggcttgccttctt cacttccggc taattgcgta 37500 atgctgtagc ccgaagtccc tgcggcgatgtggttgcatg aaatggactt ataatcgagc 37560 atcaccactt catggggtat cgcaccattatcattgattg aatgcggata attataggaa 37620 atatccacaa tcgtggcact ggtcagcttgatttcataaa agaactccag ttgtcccatc 37680 tggcttgtcc tgtaatgcac aaaactggcatccagcaaac aggggagagg atttatcaat 37740 gggtttcaca aaactgacgg gttgatgattaacattctgg tcacggctca tcgaatgatt 37800 caggctcaat acctgtattt gatcacacaggccagctggt ttgcccgttc gttaagctgg 37860 cggtaggtca gtgttgcgcc ttcaaacaccagtgccccgt tatccggtgt cctttccacc 37920 tgagcttcaa acagttgtgg cagggttttgtcctgtggat aaggcgcatc ggtctggttc 37980 caggtatgca gcagggtatg gcgctcctgtgcggacagaa tatccagcgc ggacagcggt 38040 tgtttctggt ctgccacaaa ggcttccagtacccgttgat agctctctgt cagcctgacg 38100 atggtggttt cattaaacag gctgactgcgtaattcaggc aaccggtaat ctcggtttgt 38160 ccgtcggaca taaacaggct gaggtcaaacttggcggggc tgtatagcgg ctcatccaga 38220 gtcaccggcc tgaatggcag gcggttgtctgacggatttt ctccaaagct ctgtaaacca 38280 aacatgatct gaaaaatcgg gtggcgggcggtatcacgtt caatattcag ggcatcaagg 38340 agctgttcaa acggcatatc ctgataggccttggcttcgg caacctgttt atgggtctgc 38400 tcaatcaggg cttccacgct gacagtctgttgcaactgtg cccttaagac cagtgaattg 38460 acaaacatcc caatcagggg ctgagtctgggcatggtggc ggttatcggt tggcgtcccc 38520 agtacgatat cgttttgccc ggataattttgccagcgtga cataaaaggc actgagcaac 38580 acggtataca gggtggtttc ctgtgtttttgccagactcc ttaactgttc agatagccgg 38640 gtattcagcc caaaactgaa attacatccctgataattca cctgagccgg tctggggtaa 38700 tcggttggca aggccagtga ttcatagttggctaaagcct gttgccagta agcgagttgg 38760 cgttcgcgcc ggtccccttg taaatagttgcgttgccatg cggcataatc gccataggtg 38820 atatccagcg ctgcaagctg gctgtcgcggttttcccgca aggactggta aatttccgcc 38880 agttcagcca taaagatatc aattgaccagccatcaatgg cgatatggtg ccataacaat 38940 aataaatagt ggctgtcaga aaccggatagtgacacaggc gcagactggg ttctgtggtc 39000 agatc 39005 7 1533 DNAXenorhabdus nematophilus 7 gatcaggtat tcaatcaacc caaactgttt gatgaacctttctttgttga taatcgtact 60 tttgattaca acgccattcg tggtaatgat gcacgaacaattaagcaact gtgcgccgga 120 ttgaaaatca ccgtagccac cttccaattg ttagctgagcaggtaaacac cgcctttcat 180 ctgccatccg gcaaattaac ctgttcactg cctgttatttcagcgcttta tcgtctggtg 240 actgttcctc ggttatttaa tttaaccgct gaacagggcatgatgctgat taacgcatta 300 aatgccagcg agaaattctc acctcatatt ctggctggtgagcctcgatt aagcctgtta 360 acaacagagg gttcagatac cacagaggtc gatttattggatgttattct gatgttggaa 420 gaagttgctg tctggctgca acagagcaaa ctgaaaccggaagaattctg cctgatgctg 480 caaagtgtta tgttgccggt ggttgccacg gacagcagtgtgacattctt cgacaacctg 540 ctgcaaggca ttcccaaaac cttactcaca gaagataacttcaacgcagg ggatatcccc 600 agactccctg aaggagaaac ctggtttgac aaactttcgatgctgataac cagcgatgga 660 ctcgtcaacg tttaccctct cagttggggc cagagtgatgaagattatct gaaatcagta 720 ttgacacctg tcgtcgaaaa aatcattagc gatccaaacagtgtgattat cactgtttcc 780 gcattaacac aggtcattac tcaggcgaaa actgcgcaggaagatctggt ttccgccagc 840 gtgacacggg aatacggtac tggacgtgat atcgttccttggttattacg ctggattggc 900 agcagtgttc ccgatttcct tggcaaaatt tatatacaaggcgcaaccag aggcggacac 960 ttgcgcactc cgccggatat cagcgctgaa ttactgcatatcacctatca tctggcgatg 1020 aataacatgc tgattaagca gttacgactc aaagctcaaatcatttcatt acgtatcatc 1080 atgcctgaat ggctcggatt accaacgata gatggcagtccgctatccgt gcatgaaatt 1140 tgggcactga gccggttccg taactgggcg accagctcattgttcagtga agacgagtta 1200 atcgagtatt ttgcttttgc caatcagccg gagcaggacgttcgtaacga tgaagatttt 1260 aatcgggact gtgctgaaaa gcttgccgac atactggaatgggatgccga tgaaattgag 1320 ctggcaaccc gacattttga tcctgcccca gcacgtgccagaaatatggg acaaattgac 1380 tggctgcgtc gtgtcatggc gttgtcgcgt cagactggcctgtcagtgac accgttaatg 1440 acagccgcaa cgttaccgcc tttcccgccc tatgaccagataacccatgt cggtgaagcg 1500 gtgattgcgg caacccagta cccatcagag gag 1533 8511 PRT Xenorhabdus nematophilus 8 Asp Gln Val Phe Asn Gln Pro Lys LeuPhe Asp Glu Pro Phe Phe Val 1 5 10 15 Asp Asn Arg Thr Phe Asp Tyr AsnAla Ile Arg Gly Asn Asp Ala Arg 20 25 30 Thr Ile Lys Gln Leu Cys Ala GlyLeu Lys Ile Thr Val Ala Thr Phe 35 40 45 Gln Leu Leu Ala Glu Gln Val AsnThr Ala Phe His Leu Pro Ser Gly 50 55 60 Lys Leu Thr Cys Ser Leu Pro ValIle Ser Ala Leu Tyr Arg Leu Val 65 70 75 80 Thr Val Pro Arg Leu Phe AsnLeu Thr Ala Glu Gln Gly Met Met Leu 85 90 95 Ile Asn Ala Leu Asn Ala SerGlu Lys Phe Ser Pro His Ile Leu Ala 100 105 110 Gly Glu Pro Arg Leu SerLeu Leu Thr Thr Glu Gly Ser Asp Thr Thr 115 120 125 Glu Val Asp Leu LeuAsp Val Ile Leu Met Leu Glu Glu Val Ala Val 130 135 140 Trp Leu Gln GlnSer Lys Leu Lys Pro Glu Glu Phe Cys Leu Met Leu 145 150 155 160 Gln SerVal Met Leu Pro Val Val Ala Thr Asp Ser Ser Val Thr Phe 165 170 175 PheAsp Asn Leu Leu Gln Gly Ile Pro Lys Thr Leu Leu Thr Glu Asp 180 185 190Asn Phe Asn Ala Gly Asp Ile Pro Arg Leu Pro Glu Gly Glu Thr Trp 195 200205 Phe Asp Lys Leu Ser Met Leu Ile Thr Ser Asp Gly Leu Val Asn Val 210215 220 Tyr Pro Leu Ser Trp Gly Gln Ser Asp Glu Asp Tyr Leu Lys Ser Val225 230 235 240 Leu Thr Pro Val Val Glu Lys Ile Ile Ser Asp Pro Asn SerVal Ile 245 250 255 Ile Thr Val Ser Ala Leu Thr Gln Val Ile Thr Gln AlaLys Thr Ala 260 265 270 Gln Glu Asp Leu Val Ser Ala Ser Val Thr Arg GluTyr Gly Thr Gly 275 280 285 Arg Asp Ile Val Pro Trp Leu Leu Arg Trp IleGly Ser Ser Val Pro 290 295 300 Asp Phe Leu Gly Lys Ile Tyr Ile Gln GlyAla Thr Arg Gly Gly His 305 310 315 320 Leu Arg Thr Pro Pro Asp Ile SerAla Glu Leu Leu His Ile Thr Tyr 325 330 335 His Leu Ala Met Asn Asn MetLeu Ile Lys Gln Leu Arg Leu Lys Ala 340 345 350 Gln Ile Ile Ser Leu ArgIle Ile Met Pro Glu Trp Leu Gly Leu Pro 355 360 365 Thr Ile Asp Gly SerPro Leu Ser Val His Glu Ile Trp Ala Leu Ser 370 375 380 Arg Phe Arg AsnTrp Ala Thr Ser Ser Leu Phe Ser Glu Asp Glu Leu 385 390 395 400 Ile GluTyr Phe Ala Phe Ala Asn Gln Pro Glu Gln Asp Val Arg Asn 405 410 415 AspGlu Asp Phe Asn Arg Asp Cys Ala Glu Lys Leu Ala Asp Ile Leu 420 425 430Glu Trp Asp Ala Asp Glu Ile Glu Leu Ala Thr Arg His Phe Asp Pro 435 440445 Ala Pro Ala Arg Ala Arg Asn Met Gly Gln Ile Asp Trp Leu Arg Arg 450455 460 Val Met Ala Leu Ser Arg Gln Thr Gly Leu Ser Val Thr Pro Leu Met465 470 475 480 Thr Ala Ala Thr Leu Pro Pro Phe Pro Pro Tyr Asp Gln IleThr His 485 490 495 Val Gly Glu Ala Val Ile Ala Ala Thr Gln Tyr Pro SerGlu Glu 500 505 510 9 4173 DNA Xenorhabdus nematophilus 9 atgagttcagttacccaacc tattgaagag cgtttactgg aatcacagcg cgacgcactg 60 ctggatttctatctcggaca ggtcgttgcc tattcacctg acatgacaag tcagcgcgac 120 aaaattaaggatattgacga tgcctgcgac tacctcctgc tggatctgct gacttccgcc 180 aaagtcaaagcgacacgact ttcacttgcg accaattcat tgcagcaatt tgtgaaccgc 240 gtgtcactgaatattgaacc cggtttgttt atgaccgcgg aagagagcga aaattggcag 300 gaatttgcgaatcgttataa ttactggtct gcggatcgct tattacggac ttatccggaa 360 agctatctggaacccctgtt acgcctgaat aaaacagaat tcttcttcca actggaaagt 420 gcccttaatcagggaaaaat taccgaagat tccgtacaac aagcggtgct cggttatctg 480 aataattttgaagatgtcag taacctgaaa gttatcgcag gttatgaaga tggtgttaac 540 atcaaacgcgataagttctt ctttgtcgga cgtacccgta cacagccata ccaatattac 600 tggcgttcactgaatctttc gatacgccat cctgataccg atgcgttatc tcccaatgcc 660 tggagcgagtggaaacctat tgacctgcca ttgggcagcg tagaccccaa tttgatacgc 720 cccattttcctgaataatcg cctgtatatt gcctggacgg aagttgaaga acagtctgaa 780 actaaagatacaactgcgtt atcactgcat aaccaaaacg ttgagcctag tgcgggtgat 840 tgggttcctcccacaccgtt cctgacccgg atcaaaatcg cttatgccaa atatgatggc 900 agctggagtacacccaccat tctgcgcgaa gacaatctgc aataccggat ggcccagatg 960 gttgctgtgatggatataca gcaagacccg cataacccgt ttctggctct ggttccgttt 1020 gtccgtcttcaggggacaga taagaaaggt aaggattatg attatgacga agccttcggt 1080 tatgtctgcgatacactgct ggtagaaatt actgatttgc cggatgacga atatgctgat 1140 ggacgaaaaggaaaatatgt cggcaacctg gtctggtatt actcacgtga acacaaggat 1200 gcagaaggcaatcctatcga ttaccgtact atggtgctct atccggcaac ccgggaagaa 1260 cgctttcctattgccggaga agccaaaccg gaaggaagcc ctgattttgg caaagacagt 1320 atcaaactgattgtcaattt tgttcatggc actgatgaca cactggagat tgtcgctcaa 1380 tctgactttaagtttggtgc gatagaagat catcaatatt acaacggttc tttccggctg 1440 atgcacgataatactgtctt ggatgaacaa ccactggtac tgaacgaaaa agttcctgat 1500 ttaacctatccatcaatcaa gctggggtcg gataatcgaa tcaccctgaa agccgaactt 1560 ctctttaagcccaaaggtgg tgttggcaat gaaagtgcca gctgtactca agagttcaga 1620 atcggtatgcacattcgcga actgattaaa ctcaatgaac aggatcaggt gcaattcctt 1680 tccttccccgcagatgaaac tggtaacgcg ccacaaaaca ttcgccttaa tacactgttt 1740 gcaaaaaaactgatcgccat tgccagtcag ggtatcccgc aggtactgag ctggaataca 1800 cagcttattactgaacaacc catacccggt tcattcccta cgccgattga tttaaatggc 1860 gcaaatgggatctatttctg ggaactgttt ttccatatgc catttctggt cgcgtggcga 1920 ctgaatatcgaacaacgatt aaaagaggcc accgaatggc tgcactatat ttttaatccg 1980 ctggaagatgaacttgttca ggccagcaac caaggtaaac cgcgttactg gaattcacgg 2040 ccaattattgatcctccacc caccgtgtac cggatgttaa ttgaaccaac cgatccggat 2100 gccattgcagccagtgaacc cattcactac cggaaagcaa tattccgttt ctatgtcaag 2160 aatctgttagatcagggaga catggaatac cgtaagctga catccagtgc acgtactgtc 2220 gccaagcagatctatgactc cgtcaatatg ttactgggta ccagccctga tattctgctc 2280 gcggcaaactggcaaccccg tacgctgcaa gatgtggctc tgtatgaaaa cagtgaagca 2340 cgggcacaggagttaatgct tactgtcagc agcgtgccac ttctgcctgt gacatatgat 2400 acatccgtctctgccgcacc gtctgattta tttgtcaaac ctgttgatac ggaatatctc 2460 aaactgtggcaaatgttgga tcagcgtcta tataacttac gtcataacct gaccttggat 2520 ggtaaagagtttccggccgg attatacgat gaacccatca gcccgcaaga tctgctcagg 2580 cagcgttaccagcgtgttgt ggctaatcgt atggcgggca tgaaacgccg ggcaatcccg 2640 aattatcgtttcaccccgat catgagccgg gcaaaagagg ccgcagaaac gctgattcag 2700 tacggcagcacgttactgag tttgctggag aaaaaagaca ataccgattt tgaacacttc 2760 cgtatgcagcagcaactggg gctgtacagc tttacccgca atctgcaaca gcaagcgatt 2820 gacatgcaacaggcttcatt ggatgcactg accatcagcc gacgggccgc tcaggagcgc 2880 cagcaacactataaatcgct ctatgatgaa aacatctcca tcaccgagca ggaagttatc 2940 gcattacaatcaagagcggc tgaaggtgtg atcgctgccc agtcagccgc cactgcggcc 3000 gctgtggcggatatggttcc caatattttc ggtctggccg tcggggggat ggtctttggc 3060 ggtatgcttcgggcaatcgg tgaaggaata cgcattgacg ttgaaagtaa aaatgccaaa 3120 gccaccagcctgagcgtgtc agaaaattac cgtcgccgtc agcaagaatg ggagctgcaa 3180 tacaaacaggcggatatcaa cattgaggag atcgacgcac agattggtat ccagcaacgc 3240 caactgaatatcagcacaac ccaactggca caattggaag cccagcatga gcaggatcaa 3300 gtcctgctggagtactattc aaaccgtttt accaatgatg cgttatacat gtggatgatc 3360 agccaaatctccgggcttta cctgcaagcc tatgatgcgg ttaattccct ctgtttactg 3420 gccgaagcctcctggcagta cgaaacaggt cagtatgata tgaatttcgt ccaaagtggt 3480 ctctggaatgatctttatca ggggctgctg gtcggagaac atctgaaatt agccttacaa 3540 cggatggatcaggcgtattt gcaacataac accagacgtc tggagatcat aaaaaccata 3600 tcggtaaaatcattactgac atcatcacag tgggaaattg gcaagagtac gggttcattc 3660 actttcttactgagcgccga aatgttcttg cgcgattatc cgacccacgc tgatcggcgt 3720 ataaaaaccgtagcgctgtc attgcccgca ttgctggggc cttatgaaga tgtacgggct 3780 tcactggtacaactcagcaa tacgctttac agtactgctg acttaaaaac tatcgattat 3840 ttgcttaaccccttggaata caccaaaccc gaaaacgttt tgctgaacgt acaggctaat 3900 caaggtgtggtgatttcaac ggccatggaa gacagcggca tgttcaggct caattttgat 3960 gatgaacttttcctgccttt tgaagggaca ggcgccattt cacagtggaa gttggaattc 4020 ggttccgatcaggatcagct gctggagtcg ctgagcgata ttatcctcca tctgcgttat 4080 accgcgcgtgatgtgagtgg cggaagtaat gagttcagcc agcaggttcg tagccgtctg 4140 aataaacatcaattaaaaca agacaattct aac 4173 10 1391 PRT Xenorhabdus nematophilus 10Met Ser Ser Val Thr Gln Pro Ile Glu Glu Arg Leu Leu Glu Ser Gln 1 5 1015 Arg Asp Ala Leu Leu Asp Phe Tyr Leu Gly Gln Val Val Ala Tyr Ser 20 2530 Pro Asp Met Thr Ser Gln Arg Asp Lys Ile Lys Asp Ile Asp Asp Ala 35 4045 Cys Asp Tyr Leu Leu Leu Asp Leu Leu Thr Ser Ala Lys Val Lys Ala 50 5560 Thr Arg Leu Ser Leu Ala Thr Asn Ser Leu Gln Gln Phe Val Asn Arg 65 7075 80 Val Ser Leu Asn Ile Glu Pro Gly Leu Phe Met Thr Ala Glu Glu Ser 8590 95 Glu Asn Trp Gln Glu Phe Ala Asn Arg Tyr Asn Tyr Trp Ser Ala Asp100 105 110 Arg Leu Leu Arg Thr Tyr Pro Glu Ser Tyr Leu Glu Pro Leu LeuArg 115 120 125 Leu Asn Lys Thr Glu Phe Phe Phe Gln Leu Glu Ser Ala LeuAsn Gln 130 135 140 Gly Lys Ile Thr Glu Asp Ser Val Gln Gln Ala Val LeuGly Tyr Leu 145 150 155 160 Asn Asn Phe Glu Asp Val Ser Asn Leu Lys ValIle Ala Gly Tyr Glu 165 170 175 Asp Gly Val Asn Ile Lys Arg Asp Lys PhePhe Phe Val Gly Arg Thr 180 185 190 Arg Thr Gln Pro Tyr Gln Tyr Tyr TrpArg Ser Leu Asn Leu Ser Ile 195 200 205 Arg His Pro Asp Thr Asp Ala LeuSer Pro Asn Ala Trp Ser Glu Trp 210 215 220 Lys Pro Ile Asp Leu Pro LeuGly Ser Val Asp Pro Asn Leu Ile Arg 225 230 235 240 Pro Ile Phe Leu AsnAsn Arg Leu Tyr Ile Ala Trp Thr Glu Val Glu 245 250 255 Glu Gln Ser GluThr Lys Asp Thr Thr Ala Leu Ser Leu His Asn Gln 260 265 270 Asn Val GluPro Ser Ala Gly Asp Trp Val Pro Pro Thr Pro Phe Leu 275 280 285 Thr ArgIle Lys Ile Ala Tyr Ala Lys Tyr Asp Gly Ser Trp Ser Thr 290 295 300 ProThr Ile Leu Arg Glu Asp Asn Leu Gln Tyr Arg Met Ala Gln Met 305 310 315320 Val Ala Val Met Asp Ile Gln Gln Asp Pro His Asn Pro Phe Leu Ala 325330 335 Leu Val Pro Phe Val Arg Leu Gln Gly Thr Asp Lys Lys Gly Lys Asp340 345 350 Tyr Asp Tyr Asp Glu Ala Phe Gly Tyr Val Cys Asp Thr Leu LeuVal 355 360 365 Glu Ile Thr Asp Leu Pro Asp Asp Glu Tyr Ala Asp Gly ArgLys Gly 370 375 380 Lys Tyr Val Gly Asn Leu Val Trp Tyr Tyr Ser Arg GluHis Lys Asp 385 390 395 400 Ala Glu Gly Asn Pro Ile Asp Tyr Arg Thr MetVal Leu Tyr Pro Ala 405 410 415 Thr Arg Glu Glu Arg Phe Pro Ile Ala GlyGlu Ala Lys Pro Glu Gly 420 425 430 Ser Pro Asp Phe Gly Lys Asp Ser IleLys Leu Ile Val Asn Phe Val 435 440 445 His Gly Thr Asp Asp Thr Leu GluIle Val Ala Gln Ser Asp Phe Lys 450 455 460 Phe Gly Ala Ile Glu Asp HisGln Tyr Tyr Asn Gly Ser Phe Arg Leu 465 470 475 480 Met His Asp Asn ThrVal Leu Asp Glu Gln Pro Leu Val Leu Asn Glu 485 490 495 Lys Val Pro AspLeu Thr Tyr Pro Ser Ile Lys Leu Gly Ser Asp Asn 500 505 510 Arg Ile ThrLeu Lys Ala Glu Leu Leu Phe Lys Pro Lys Gly Gly Val 515 520 525 Gly AsnGlu Ser Ala Ser Cys Thr Gln Glu Phe Arg Ile Gly Met His 530 535 540 IleArg Glu Leu Ile Lys Leu Asn Glu Gln Asp Gln Val Gln Phe Leu 545 550 555560 Ser Phe Pro Ala Asp Glu Thr Gly Asn Ala Pro Gln Asn Ile Arg Leu 565570 575 Asn Thr Leu Phe Ala Lys Lys Leu Ile Ala Ile Ala Ser Gln Gly Ile580 585 590 Pro Gln Val Leu Ser Trp Asn Thr Gln Leu Ile Thr Glu Gln ProIle 595 600 605 Pro Gly Ser Phe Pro Thr Pro Ile Asp Leu Asn Gly Ala AsnGly Ile 610 615 620 Tyr Phe Trp Glu Leu Phe Phe His Met Pro Phe Leu ValAla Trp Arg 625 630 635 640 Leu Asn Ile Glu Gln Arg Leu Lys Glu Ala ThrGlu Trp Leu His Tyr 645 650 655 Ile Phe Asn Pro Leu Glu Asp Glu Leu ValGln Ala Ser Asn Gln Gly 660 665 670 Lys Pro Arg Tyr Trp Asn Ser Arg ProIle Ile Asp Pro Pro Pro Thr 675 680 685 Val Tyr Arg Met Leu Ile Glu ProThr Asp Pro Asp Ala Ile Ala Ala 690 695 700 Ser Glu Pro Ile His Tyr ArgLys Ala Ile Phe Arg Phe Tyr Val Lys 705 710 715 720 Asn Leu Leu Asp GlnGly Asp Met Glu Tyr Arg Lys Leu Thr Ser Ser 725 730 735 Ala Arg Thr ValAla Lys Gln Ile Tyr Asp Ser Val Asn Met Leu Leu 740 745 750 Gly Thr SerPro Asp Ile Leu Leu Ala Ala Asn Trp Gln Pro Arg Thr 755 760 765 Leu GlnAsp Val Ala Leu Tyr Glu Asn Ser Glu Ala Arg Ala Gln Glu 770 775 780 LeuMet Leu Thr Val Ser Ser Val Pro Leu Leu Pro Val Thr Tyr Asp 785 790 795800 Thr Ser Val Ser Ala Ala Pro Ser Asp Leu Phe Val Lys Pro Val Asp 805810 815 Thr Glu Tyr Leu Lys Leu Trp Gln Met Leu Asp Gln Arg Leu Tyr Asn820 825 830 Leu Arg His Asn Leu Thr Leu Asp Gly Lys Glu Phe Pro Ala GlyLeu 835 840 845 Tyr Asp Glu Pro Ile Ser Pro Gln Asp Leu Leu Arg Gln ArgTyr Gln 850 855 860 Arg Val Val Ala Asn Arg Met Ala Gly Met Lys Arg ArgAla Ile Pro 865 870 875 880 Asn Tyr Arg Phe Thr Pro Ile Met Ser Arg AlaLys Glu Ala Ala Glu 885 890 895 Thr Leu Ile Gln Tyr Gly Ser Thr Leu LeuSer Leu Leu Glu Lys Lys 900 905 910 Asp Asn Thr Asp Phe Glu His Phe ArgMet Gln Gln Gln Leu Gly Leu 915 920 925 Tyr Ser Phe Thr Arg Asn Leu GlnGln Gln Ala Ile Asp Met Gln Gln 930 935 940 Ala Ser Leu Asp Ala Leu ThrIle Ser Arg Arg Ala Ala Gln Glu Arg 945 950 955 960 Gln Gln His Tyr LysSer Leu Tyr Asp Glu Asn Ile Ser Ile Thr Glu 965 970 975 Gln Glu Val IleAla Leu Gln Ser Arg Ala Ala Glu Gly Val Ile Ala 980 985 990 Ala Gln SerAla Ala Thr Ala Ala Ala Val Ala Asp Met Val Pro Asn 995 1000 1005 IlePhe Gly Leu Ala Val Gly Gly Met Val Phe Gly Gly Met Leu 1010 1015 1020Arg Ala Ile Gly Glu Gly Ile Arg Ile Asp Val Glu Ser Lys Asn 1025 10301035 Ala Lys Ala Thr Ser Leu Ser Val Ser Glu Asn Tyr Arg Arg Arg 10401045 1050 Gln Gln Glu Trp Glu Leu Gln Tyr Lys Gln Ala Asp Ile Asn Ile1055 1060 1065 Glu Glu Ile Asp Ala Gln Ile Gly Ile Gln Gln Arg Gln LeuAsn 1070 1075 1080 Ile Ser Thr Thr Gln Leu Ala Gln Leu Glu Ala Gln HisGlu Gln 1085 1090 1095 Asp Gln Val Leu Leu Glu Tyr Tyr Ser Asn Arg PheThr Asn Asp 1100 1105 1110 Ala Leu Tyr Met Trp Met Ile Ser Gln Ile SerGly Leu Tyr Leu 1115 1120 1125 Gln Ala Tyr Asp Ala Val Asn Ser Leu CysLeu Leu Ala Glu Ala 1130 1135 1140 Ser Trp Gln Tyr Glu Thr Gly Gln TyrAsp Met Asn Phe Val Gln 1145 1150 1155 Ser Gly Leu Trp Asn Asp Leu TyrGln Gly Leu Leu Val Gly Glu 1160 1165 1170 His Leu Lys Leu Ala Leu GlnArg Met Asp Gln Ala Tyr Leu Gln 1175 1180 1185 His Asn Thr Arg Arg LeuGlu Ile Ile Lys Thr Ile Ser Val Lys 1190 1195 1200 Ser Leu Leu Thr SerSer Gln Trp Glu Ile Gly Lys Ser Thr Gly 1205 1210 1215 Ser Phe Thr PheLeu Leu Ser Ala Glu Met Phe Leu Arg Asp Tyr 1220 1225 1230 Pro Thr HisAla Asp Arg Arg Ile Lys Thr Val Ala Leu Ser Leu 1235 1240 1245 Pro AlaLeu Leu Gly Pro Tyr Glu Asp Val Arg Ala Ser Leu Val 1250 1255 1260 GlnLeu Ser Asn Thr Leu Tyr Ser Thr Ala Asp Leu Lys Thr Ile 1265 1270 1275Asp Tyr Leu Leu Asn Pro Leu Glu Tyr Thr Lys Pro Glu Asn Val 1280 12851290 Leu Leu Asn Val Gln Ala Asn Gln Gly Val Val Ile Ser Thr Ala 12951300 1305 Met Glu Asp Ser Gly Met Phe Arg Leu Asn Phe Asp Asp Glu Leu1310 1315 1320 Phe Leu Pro Phe Glu Gly Thr Gly Ala Ile Ser Gln Trp LysLeu 1325 1330 1335 Glu Phe Gly Ser Asp Gln Asp Gln Leu Leu Glu Ser LeuSer Asp 1340 1345 1350 Ile Ile Leu His Leu Arg Tyr Thr Ala Arg Asp ValSer Gly Gly 1355 1360 1365 Ser Asn Glu Phe Ser Gln Gln Val Arg Ser ArgLeu Asn Lys His 1370 1375 1380 Gln Leu Lys Gln Asp Asn Ser Asn 1385 139011 1944 DNA Xenorhabdus nematophilus 11 atgtctcaaa atgtttatcg atacccttcaattaaagcga tgtctgacgc cagcagcgaa 60 gtaggcgcat ctctggttgc ctggcagaatcaatctggtg gtcaaacctg gtatgtcatt 120 tatgatagcg cggtttttaa aaacatcggctgggttgaac gctggcatat tcccgaccgc 180 aatatttcac ctgatttacc ggtttatgagaatgcctggc aatatgtccg tgaggcgaca 240 ccggaagaaa ttgccgatca cggtaaccccaatacgcctg atgtaccgcc gggagaaaaa 300 accgaggtat tgcaatatga tgcactcacagaagaaacct atcagaaggt gggatataaa 360 cctgacggca gcggaactcc tttgagttattcttcagcac gtgttgccaa gtccctgtac 420 aacgaatatg aagttgatcc ggaaaatacagaaccgctgc ctaaagtctc tgcctatatt 480 actgactggt gccagtatga tgcgcgtttgtcgccagaaa cccaggataa cactgcgctg 540 accagcgacg atgcccccgg ccgtggttttgatctggaaa aaatcccgcc taccgcctac 600 gaccgcctga ttttcagttt tatggccgtcaacggtgata aaggcaagtt atccgaacgg 660 attaatgagg ttgttgacgg gtggaaccggcaagcagaag ccagcagtgg ccagattgcc 720 cctattacat taggccatat tgtacccgttgatccttatg gtgatttagg caccacacgc 780 aatgtcggtc tggacgcgga tcagcgccgtgatgccagcc cgaagaattt cttgcaatat 840 tacaatcagg atgcagcctc cggtttactggggggattgc gtaatctgaa agcgcgagca 900 aaacaggcag ggcacaagct ggaactcgcattcagtatcg gcggctggag tatgtcaggg 960 tatttctctg tgatggccaa agatcctgagcaacgtgcta catttgtgag tagcatcgtc 1020 gacttcttcc ggcgttttcc catgtttactgcggtggata tcgactggga ataccccggc 1080 gccacaggtg aagaaggtaa tgaattcgacccggaacatg atggcccaaa ctatgttttg 1140 ttagtgaaag agctgcgtga agcactgaacatcgcctttg gaacccgggc ccgtaaagaa 1200 atcacgatag cctgtagcgc cgtcgttgccaaaatggaga agtccagctt caaagaaatc 1260 gcaccttatt tagacaatat ctttgtgatgacctacgact tctttggtac cggttgggca 1320 gaatacatcg gtcaccatac taacctgtatccccccagat atgaatatga cggcgataac 1380 cctcctccgc ccaatcctga tcgggacatggattactcgg ctgatgaggc gatccgcttt 1440 ttactgtcac aaggtgtaca accggagaaaattcacctcg gatttgctaa ctatggacgt 1500 tcatgtctgg gtgctgatct gacaactcgccgctataaca gaacaggaga gccactgggc 1560 acgatggaaa aaggtgctcc ggaattcttctgtctgctga ataaccaata cgatgcggaa 1620 tatgaaattg cacgcgggaa aaatcagtttgaactggtga cagacacgga aaccgacgct 1680 gacgcactct ttaatgctga cggtggtcactggatttcac tggatacgcc ccgcactgtg 1740 ctgcataagg gaatttatgc aaccaaaatgaaattgggcg ggatcttctc ttggtcaggc 1800 gatcaggatg atggcctgtt ggcaaatgctgctcacgaag gtttgggtta cttacctgta 1860 cgcggaaaag agaagattga tatgggaccgttatataaca aaggacgtct cattcagctt 1920 cctaaagtaa cccgtcgtaa atcg 1944 12648 PRT Xenorhabdus nematophilus 12 Met Ser Gln Asn Val Tyr Arg Tyr ProSer Ile Lys Ala Met Ser Asp 1 5 10 15 Ala Ser Ser Glu Val Gly Ala SerLeu Val Ala Trp Gln Asn Gln Ser 20 25 30 Gly Gly Gln Thr Trp Tyr Val IleTyr Asp Ser Ala Val Phe Lys Asn 35 40 45 Ile Gly Trp Val Glu Arg Trp HisIle Pro Asp Arg Asn Ile Ser Pro 50 55 60 Asp Leu Pro Val Tyr Glu Asn AlaTrp Gln Tyr Val Arg Glu Ala Thr 65 70 75 80 Pro Glu Glu Ile Ala Asp HisGly Asn Pro Asn Thr Pro Asp Val Pro 85 90 95 Pro Gly Glu Lys Thr Glu ValLeu Gln Tyr Asp Ala Leu Thr Glu Glu 100 105 110 Thr Tyr Gln Lys Val GlyTyr Lys Pro Asp Gly Ser Gly Thr Pro Leu 115 120 125 Ser Tyr Ser Ser AlaArg Val Ala Lys Ser Leu Tyr Asn Glu Tyr Glu 130 135 140 Val Asp Pro GluAsn Thr Glu Pro Leu Pro Lys Val Ser Ala Tyr Ile 145 150 155 160 Thr AspTrp Cys Gln Tyr Asp Ala Arg Leu Ser Pro Glu Thr Gln Asp 165 170 175 AsnThr Ala Leu Thr Ser Asp Asp Ala Pro Gly Arg Gly Phe Asp Leu 180 185 190Glu Lys Ile Pro Pro Thr Ala Tyr Asp Arg Leu Ile Phe Ser Phe Met 195 200205 Ala Val Asn Gly Asp Lys Gly Lys Leu Ser Glu Arg Ile Asn Glu Val 210215 220 Val Asp Gly Trp Asn Arg Gln Ala Glu Ala Ser Ser Gly Gln Ile Ala225 230 235 240 Pro Ile Thr Leu Gly His Ile Val Pro Val Asp Pro Tyr GlyAsp Leu 245 250 255 Gly Thr Thr Arg Asn Val Gly Leu Asp Ala Asp Gln ArgArg Asp Ala 260 265 270 Ser Pro Lys Asn Phe Leu Gln Tyr Tyr Asn Gln AspAla Ala Ser Gly 275 280 285 Leu Leu Gly Gly Leu Arg Asn Leu Lys Ala ArgAla Lys Gln Ala Gly 290 295 300 His Lys Leu Glu Leu Ala Phe Ser Ile GlyGly Trp Ser Met Ser Gly 305 310 315 320 Tyr Phe Ser Val Met Ala Lys AspPro Glu Gln Arg Ala Thr Phe Val 325 330 335 Ser Ser Ile Val Asp Phe PheArg Arg Phe Pro Met Phe Thr Ala Val 340 345 350 Asp Ile Asp Trp Glu TyrPro Gly Ala Thr Gly Glu Glu Gly Asn Glu 355 360 365 Phe Asp Pro Glu HisAsp Gly Pro Asn Tyr Val Leu Leu Val Lys Glu 370 375 380 Leu Arg Glu AlaLeu Asn Ile Ala Phe Gly Thr Arg Ala Arg Lys Glu 385 390 395 400 Ile ThrIle Ala Cys Ser Ala Val Val Ala Lys Met Glu Lys Ser Ser 405 410 415 PheLys Glu Ile Ala Pro Tyr Leu Asp Asn Ile Phe Val Met Thr Tyr 420 425 430Asp Phe Phe Gly Thr Gly Trp Ala Glu Tyr Ile Gly His His Thr Asn 435 440445 Leu Tyr 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1740ccagaattta tgtgttccat cgagaacctg tctctgcttt atcgcgttcg tctgctggca 1800gacattcatc atctgacagt gaatgaatta tccatgttgt tgtcggtttc tccctatgtg 1860aacacgaaaa ttgccctttt ttctgataca gcattaacgc aattaatcag ctttctgttc 1920caatgcaccc agtggctgac aacacagaaa tggtctgtca gtgatgtgtt tctgatgacc 1980acggataatt acagcactgt ccttacgccg gatattgaaa accttatcac gacactaagt 2040aatggattat caacactttc actcggtgat gacgaactga tccgtgcagc tgccccgctg 2100attgctgcca gcattcaaat ggattcagcc aagacagcag aaactatttt gctgtggatt 2160aatcagataa aaccacaagg actgacattc gatgatttca tgattattgc ggctaaccgt 2220gatcgctcag agaatgaaac cagcaacatg gtggcttttt gtcaggtact ggggcaactt 2280tctctgattg tgcgcaatat tggactcagc gaaaacgaac tgaccctgtt ggtgacaaaa 2340ccggagaaat tccaatcaga aaccacagca ctgcaacatg atctccccac tttgcaagcg 2400ctgacccgct tccatgctgt gatcatgcgt tgtggaagct acgcgacaga aatcttaaca 2460gcattggaac taggagcgct gactgccgaa caattggcgg tggcgttaaa atttgatgct 2520caggttgtga cacaagcatt gcaacagacc ggtttgggag tgaatacctt taccaactgg 2580agaactatag 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acaaaaaaat tatctatgac 5160aaatcctggg aatctgcttt cttttatttt gatgagacga aaaatcaatt tatattcatt 5220aatgatgccg atcatgattc gggaatgaca caacagggga tagtaaaaaa tatcaaaaaa 5280tataaagggt ttattcatgt cgttgtcatg aaaaataaca ctgaacccat ggatttcaac 5340ggcgccaatg caatctattt ctgggaattg ttctattaca cgcccatgat ggtattccag 5400cgcttattgc aagagcagaa ttttaccgaa tcgacacgct ggctgcgcta tatctggaac 5460ccggccggat attcggttca gggtgaaatg caggattatt actggaacgt ccgcccattg 5520gaggaagata cgtcctggaa tgccaatccg ctggattcgg tcgatcctga cgccgttgcc 5580cagcatgatc cgatgcacta taaagtggct acctttatga aaatgctgga tttgttgatt 5640acccgcggag atagcgccta tcgccagctt gaacgtgata ccttaaacga agctaaaatg 5700tggtatgtac aggcgctcac tttattgggt gatgagcctt atttttcatt ggataacgat 5760tggtcagagc cacggctgga agaagctgcc agccaaacaa tgcggcatca ttatcaacat 5820aaaatgctgc aactgcgtca gcgcgctgca ttacccacga aacgtacggc aaattcgtta 5880accgcattgt tcctccctca aattaataaa aaactgcaag gttactggca gacattgacg 5940caacgcctct ataacttacg ccataacctg acaatcgacg gtcagccact gtcattatct 6000ctctatgcca cgcccgcaga tccgtccatg ttactcagtg ctgccatcac tgcttcacaa 6060ggcggcggcg atttacctca tgcagtgatg ccgatgtacc gttttccggt gattctggaa 6120aatgccaagt ggggggtaag ccagttgata caatttggca ataccctgct cagcattact 6180gaacggcagg atgcagaagc cttggctgaa atactgcaaa ctcaaggcag tgagttagcc 6240ctgcaaagta ttaaaatgca ggataaggtc atggctgaaa ttgatgctga taaattggcg 6300cttcaagaaa gccgtcatgg tgcacagtct cgttttgaca gtttcaatac gctgtacgac 6360gaagatgtta acgctggtga aaaacaagcg atggatcttt acctctcttc atcggtcttg 6420agcaccagcg gcacagccct gcatatggcc gccgccgcgg cagatctcgt ccccaatatt 6480tacggttttg ctgtgggagg ttcccgtttt ggggcgcttt tcaatgccag tgcgattggt 6540atcgaaattt ctgcgtcagc aacacgtatt gccgcagaca aaatcagcca atcagaaata 6600taccgtcgcc gtcggcaaga gtgggaaatt cagcgcaata atgcggaagc tgagataaaa 6660caaattgatg ctcaattagc gacgctggct gtacgtcgtg aagcggcagt attacaaaaa 6720aactatctgg aaactcagca ggcacaaact caggcgcagt tagcctttct gcaaagtaaa 6780ttcagtaatg cagcgctata caactggctc cgtggaaggt tgtccgctat ttattatcag 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Thr 225 230 235 240 Asp Ile Ser Pro Glu Leu Tyr Gln IleLeu Val Glu Glu Ile Thr Pro 245 250 255 Glu Asn Ser Thr Glu Leu Met LysLys Asn Phe Gly Thr Asp Asp Val 260 265 270 Leu Ile Phe Lys Ser Tyr AlaSer Leu Ala Arg Tyr Tyr Asp Leu Ser 275 280 285 Tyr Asp Glu Leu Ser LeuPhe Val Asn Leu Ser Phe Gly Lys Lys Asn 290 295 300 Thr Asn Gln Gln TyrLys Asn Glu Gln Leu Ile Thr Leu Val Asn Asp 305 310 315 320 Gly Asn AspThr Ala Thr Ala Arg Leu Ile Lys Arg Thr Arg Lys Asp 325 330 335 Phe TyrAsp Ser His Leu Asn Tyr Ala Glu Leu Ile Pro Ile Lys Glu 340 345 350 AsnGlu Tyr Lys Tyr Asn Phe Ser Val Lys Lys Thr Glu Pro Asp His 355 360 365Leu Asp Phe Arg Leu Gln Asn Gly Asp Lys Glu Tyr Ile Tyr Gln Asp 370 375380 Lys Asn Phe Val Pro Ile Ala Asn Thr His Tyr Ser Ile Pro Ile Lys 385390 395 400 Leu Thr Thr Glu Gln Ile Thr Asn Gly Ile Thr Leu Arg Leu TrpArg 405 410 415 Val Lys Pro Asn Pro Ser Asp Ala Ile Asn Ala Asn Ala TyrPhe Lys 420 425 430 Met Met Glu Phe Pro Gly Asp Ile Phe Leu Leu Lys LeuAsn Lys Ala 435 440 445 Ile Arg Leu Tyr Lys Ala Thr Gly Ile Ser Pro GluAsp Ile Trp Gln 450 455 460 Val Ile Glu Ser Ile Tyr Asp Asp Leu Thr IleAsp Ser Asn Val Leu 465 470 475 480 Gly Lys Leu Phe Tyr Val Gln Tyr TyrMet Gln His Tyr Asn Ile Ser 485 490 495 Val Ser Asp Ala Leu Val Leu CysHis Ser Asp Ile Ser Gln Tyr Ser 500 505 510 Thr Lys Gln Gln Pro Ser HisPhe Thr Ile Leu Phe Asn Thr Pro Leu 515 520 525 Leu Asn Gly Gln Glu PheSer Ala Asp Asn Thr Lys Leu Asp Leu Thr 530 535 540 Pro Gly Glu Ser LysAsn His Phe Tyr Leu Gly Ile Met Lys Arg Ala 545 550 555 560 Phe Arg ValAsn Asp Thr Glu Leu Tyr Thr Leu Trp Lys Leu Ala Asn 565 570 575 Gly GlyThr Asn Pro Glu Phe Met Cys Ser Ile Glu Asn Leu Ser Leu 580 585 590 LeuTyr Arg Val Arg Leu Leu Ala Asp Ile His His Leu Thr Val Asn 595 600 605Glu Leu Ser Met Leu Leu Ser Val Ser Pro Tyr Val Asn Thr Lys Ile 610 615620 Ala Leu Phe Ser Asp Thr Ala Leu Thr Gln Leu Ile Ser Phe Leu Phe 625630 635 640 Gln Cys Thr Gln Trp Leu Thr Thr Gln Lys Trp Ser Val Ser AspVal 645 650 655 Phe Leu Met Thr Thr Asp Asn Tyr Ser Thr Val Leu Thr ProAsp Ile 660 665 670 Glu Asn Leu Ile Thr Thr Leu Ser Asn Gly Leu Ser ThrLeu Ser Leu 675 680 685 Gly Asp Asp Glu Leu Ile Arg Ala Ala Ala Pro LeuIle Ala Ala Ser 690 695 700 Ile Gln Met Asp Ser Ala Lys Thr Ala Glu ThrIle Leu Leu Trp Ile 705 710 715 720 Asn Gln Ile Lys Pro Gln Gly Leu ThrPhe Asp Asp Phe Met Ile Ile 725 730 735 Ala Ala Asn Arg Asp Arg Ser GluAsn Glu Thr Ser Asn Met Val Ala 740 745 750 Phe Cys Gln Val Leu Gly GlnLeu Ser Leu Ile Val Arg Asn Ile Gly 755 760 765 Leu Ser Glu Asn Glu LeuThr Leu Leu Val Thr Lys Pro Glu Lys Phe 770 775 780 Gln Ser Glu Thr ThrAla Leu Gln His Asp Leu Pro Thr Leu Gln Ala 785 790 795 800 Leu Thr ArgPhe His Ala Val Ile Met Arg Cys Gly Ser Tyr Ala Thr 805 810 815 Glu IleLeu Thr Ala Leu Glu Leu Gly Ala Leu Thr Ala Glu Gln Leu 820 825 830 AlaVal Ala Leu Lys Phe Asp Ala Gln Val Val Thr Gln Ala Leu Gln 835 840 845Gln Thr Gly Leu Gly Val Asn Thr Phe Thr Asn Trp Arg Thr Ile Asp 850 855860 Val Thr Leu Gln Trp Leu Asp Val Ala Ala Thr Leu Gly Ile Thr Pro 865870 875 880 Asp Gly Val Ala Ala Leu Ile Lys Leu Lys Tyr Ile Gly Glu ProGlu 885 890 895 Thr Pro Met Pro Thr Phe Asp Asp Trp Gln Ala Ala Ser ThrLeu Leu 900 905 910 Gln Ala Gly Leu Asn Ser Gln Gln Ser Asp Gln Leu GlnAla Trp Leu 915 920 925 Asp Glu Ala Thr Thr Thr Ala Ala Ser Ala Tyr TyrIle Lys Asn Ser 930 935 940 Ala Pro Gln Gln Ile Lys Ser Arg Asp Glu LeuTyr Ser Tyr Leu Leu 945 950 955 960 Ile Asp Asn Gln Val Ser Ala Gln ValLys Thr Thr Arg Val Ala Glu 965 970 975 Ala Ile Ala Ser Ile Gln Leu TyrVal Asn Arg Ala Leu Asn Asn Val 980 985 990 Glu Gly Lys Val Ser Lys ProVal Lys Thr Arg Gln Phe Phe Cys Asp 995 1000 1005 Trp Glu Thr Tyr AsnArg Arg Tyr Ser Thr Trp Ala Gly Val Ser 1010 1015 1020 Glu Leu Ala TyrTyr Pro Glu Asn Tyr Ile Asp Pro Thr Ile Arg 1025 1030 1035 Ile Gly GlnThr Gly Met Met Asn Asn Leu Leu Gln Gln Leu Ser 1040 1045 1050 Gln SerGln Leu Asn Ile Asp Thr Val Glu Asp Ser Phe Lys Asn 1055 1060 1065 TyrLeu Thr Ala Phe Glu Asp Val Ala Asn Leu Gln Val Ile Ser 1070 1075 1080Gly Tyr His Asp Ser Ile Asn Val Asn Glu Gly Leu Thr Tyr Leu 1085 10901095 Ile Gly Tyr Ser Gln Thr Glu Pro Arg Ile Tyr Tyr Trp Arg Asn 11001105 1110 Val Asp His Gln Lys Cys Gln His Gly Gln Phe Ala Ala Asn Ala1115 1120 1125 Trp Gly Glu Trp Lys Lys Ile Glu Ile Pro Ile Asn Val TrpGln 1130 1135 1140 Glu Asn Ile Arg Pro Val Ile Tyr Lys Ser Arg Leu TyrLeu Leu 1145 1150 1155 Trp Leu Glu Gln Lys Glu Leu Lys Asn Glu Ser GluAsp Gly Lys 1160 1165 1170 Ile Asp Ile Thr Asp Tyr Ile Leu Lys Leu SerHis Ile Arg Tyr 1175 1180 1185 Asp Gly Ser Trp Ser Ser Pro Phe Asn PheAsn Val Thr Asp Lys 1190 1195 1200 Ile Glu Asn Leu Ile Asn Lys Lys AlaSer Ile Gly Met Tyr Cys 1205 1210 1215 Ser Ser Asp Tyr Glu Lys Asp ValIle Ile Val Tyr Phe His Glu 1220 1225 1230 Lys Lys Asp Asn Tyr Ser PheAsn Ser Leu Pro Ala Arg Glu Gly 1235 1240 1245 Met Thr Ile Asn Pro AspMet Thr Leu Ser Ile Leu Thr Glu Asn 1250 1255 1260 Asp Leu Asp Ala IleVal Lys Ser Thr Leu Ser Glu Leu Asp Thr 1265 1270 1275 Arg Thr Glu TyrLys Val Asn Asn Gln Phe Ala Thr Asp Tyr Leu 1280 1285 1290 Ala Glu TyrLys Glu Ser Ile Thr Thr Lys Asn Lys Leu Ala Ser 1295 1300 1305 Phe ThrGly Asn Ile Phe Asp Leu Ser Tyr Ile Ser Pro Gly Asn 1310 1315 1320 GlyHis Ile Asn Leu Thr Phe Asn Pro Ser Met Glu Ile Asn Phe 1325 1330 1335Ser Lys Gly Asn Ile Tyr Asn Asp Glu Val Lys Tyr Leu Leu Ser 1340 13451350 Met Val Glu Asp Glu Thr Val Ile Leu Phe Asp Tyr Asp Arg His 13551360 1365 Asp Glu Met Leu Gly Lys Glu Glu Glu Val Phe His Tyr Gly Thr1370 1375 1380 Leu Asp Phe Ile Ile Ser Ile Asp Leu Lys Asn Ala Glu TyrPhe 1385 1390 1395 Arg Val Leu Met His Leu Arg Thr Lys Glu Lys Ile ProArg Lys 1400 1405 1410 Ser Glu Ile Gly Val Gly Ile Asn Tyr Asp Tyr GluSer Asn Asp 1415 1420 1425 Ala Glu Phe Lys Leu Asp Thr Asn Ile Val LeuAsp Trp Lys Asp 1430 1435 1440 Asn Thr Gly Val Trp His Thr Ile Cys GluSer Phe Thr Asn Asp 1445 1450 1455 Val Ser Ile Ile Asn Asn Met Gly AsnIle Ala Ala Leu Phe Leu 1460 1465 1470 Arg Glu Asp Pro Cys Val Tyr LeuCys Ser Ile Ala Thr Asp Ile 1475 1480 1485 Lys Ile Ala Ser Ser Met IleGlu Gln Ile Gln Asp Lys Asn Ile 1490 1495 1500 Ser Phe Leu Leu Lys AsnGly Ser Asp Ile Leu Val Glu Leu Asn 1505 1510 1515 Ala Glu Asp His ValAla Ser Lys Pro Ser His Glu Ser Asp Pro 1520 1525 1530 Met Val Tyr AspPhe Asn Gln Val Lys Val Asp Ile Glu Gly Tyr 1535 1540 1545 Asp Ile ProLeu Val Ser Glu Phe Ile Ile Lys Gln Pro Asp Gly 1550 1555 1560 Gly TyrAsn Asp Ile Val Ile Glu Ser Pro Ile His Ile Lys Leu 1565 1570 1575 LysSer Lys Asp Thr Ser Asn Val Ile Ser Leu His Lys Met Pro 1580 1585 1590Ser Gly Thr Gln Tyr Met Gln Ile Gly Pro Tyr Arg Thr Arg Leu 1595 16001605 Asn Thr Leu Phe Ser Arg Lys Leu Ala Glu Arg Ala Asn Ile Gly 16101615 1620 Ile Asp Asn Val Leu Ser Met Glu Thr Gln Asn Leu Pro Glu Pro1625 1630 1635 Gln Leu Gly Glu Gly Phe Tyr Ala Thr Phe Lys Leu Pro ProTyr 1640 1645 1650 Asn Lys Glu Glu His Gly Asp Glu Arg Trp Phe Lys IleHis Ile 1655 1660 1665 Gly Asn Ile Asp Gly Asn Ser Ala Arg Gln Pro TyrTyr Glu Gly 1670 1675 1680 Met Leu Ser Asp Ile Glu Thr Thr Val Thr LeuPhe Val Pro Tyr 1685 1690 1695 Ala Lys Gly Tyr Tyr Ile Arg Glu Gly ValArg Leu Gly Val Gly 1700 1705 1710 Tyr Lys Lys Ile Ile Tyr Asp Lys SerTrp Glu Ser Ala Phe Phe 1715 1720 1725 Tyr Phe Asp Glu Thr Lys Asn GlnPhe Ile Phe Ile Asn Asp Ala 1730 1735 1740 Asp His Asp Ser Gly Met ThrGln Gln Gly Ile Val Lys Asn Ile 1745 1750 1755 Lys Lys Tyr Lys Gly PheIle His Val Val Val Met Lys Asn Asn 1760 1765 1770 Thr Glu Pro Met AspPhe Asn Gly Ala Asn Ala Ile Tyr Phe Trp 1775 1780 1785 Glu Leu Phe TyrTyr Thr Pro Met Met Val Phe Gln Arg Leu Leu 1790 1795 1800 Gln Glu GlnAsn Phe Thr Glu Ser Thr Arg Trp Leu Arg Tyr Ile 1805 1810 1815 Trp AsnPro Ala Gly Tyr Ser Val Gln Gly Glu Met Gln Asp Tyr 1820 1825 1830 TyrTrp Asn Val Arg Pro Leu Glu Glu Asp Thr Ser Trp Asn Ala 1835 1840 1845Asn Pro Leu Asp Ser Val Asp Pro Asp Ala Val Ala Gln His Asp 1850 18551860 Pro Met His Tyr Lys Val Ala Thr Phe Met Lys Met Leu Asp Leu 18651870 1875 Leu Ile Thr Arg Gly Asp Ser Ala Tyr Arg Gln Leu Glu Arg Asp1880 1885 1890 Thr Leu Asn Glu Ala Lys Met Trp Tyr Val Gln Ala Leu ThrLeu 1895 1900 1905 Leu Gly Asp Glu Pro Tyr Phe Ser Leu Asp Asn Asp TrpSer Glu 1910 1915 1920 Pro Arg Leu Glu Glu Ala Ala Ser Gln Thr Met ArgHis His Tyr 1925 1930 1935 Gln His Lys Met Leu Gln Leu Arg Gln Arg AlaAla Leu Pro Thr 1940 1945 1950 Lys Arg Thr Ala Asn Ser Leu Thr Ala LeuPhe Leu Pro Gln Ile 1955 1960 1965 Asn Lys Lys Leu Gln Gly Tyr Trp GlnThr Leu Thr Gln Arg Leu 1970 1975 1980 Tyr Asn Leu Arg His Asn Leu ThrIle Asp Gly Gln Pro Leu Ser 1985 1990 1995 Leu Ser Leu Tyr Ala Thr ProAla Asp Pro Ser Met Leu Leu Ser 2000 2005 2010 Ala Ala Ile Thr Ala SerGln Gly Gly Gly Asp Leu Pro His Ala 2015 2020 2025 Val Met Pro Met TyrArg Phe Pro Val Ile Leu Glu Asn Ala Lys 2030 2035 2040 Trp Gly Val SerGln Leu Ile Gln Phe Gly Asn Thr Leu Leu Ser 2045 2050 2055 Ile Thr GluArg Gln Asp Ala Glu Ala Leu Ala Glu Ile Leu Gln 2060 2065 2070 Thr GlnGly Ser Glu Leu Ala Leu Gln Ser Ile Lys Met Gln Asp 2075 2080 2085 LysVal Met Ala Glu Ile Asp Ala Asp Lys Leu Ala Leu Gln Glu 2090 2095 2100Ser Arg His Gly Ala Gln Ser Arg Phe Asp Ser Phe Asn Thr Leu 2105 21102115 Tyr Asp Glu Asp Val Asn Ala Gly Glu Lys Gln Ala Met Asp Leu 21202125 2130 Tyr Leu Ser Ser Ser Val Leu Ser Thr Ser Gly Thr Ala Leu His2135 2140 2145 Met Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala Asp Leu Val Pro Asn Ile Tyr GlyPhe 2150 2155 2160 Ala Val Gly Gly Ser Arg Phe Gly Ala Leu Phe Asn AlaSer Ala 2165 2170 2175 Ile Gly Ile Glu Ile Ser Ala Ser Ala Thr Arg IleAla Ala Asp 2180 2185 2190 Lys Ile Ser Gln Ser Glu Ile Tyr Arg Arg ArgArg Gln Glu Trp 2195 2200 2205 Glu Ile Gln Arg Asn Asn Ala Glu Ala GluIle Lys Gln Ile Asp 2210 2215 2220 Ala Gln Leu Ala Thr Leu Ala Val ArgArg Glu Ala Ala Val Leu 2225 2230 2235 Gln Lys Asn Tyr Leu Glu Thr GlnGln Ala Gln Thr Gln Ala Gln 2240 2245 2250 Leu Ala Phe Leu Gln Ser LysPhe Ser Asn Ala Ala Leu Tyr Asn 2255 2260 2265 Trp Leu Arg Gly Arg LeuSer Ala Ile Tyr Tyr Gln Phe Tyr Asp 2270 2275 2280 Leu Ala Val Ser LeuCys Leu Met Ala Glu Gln Thr Tyr Gln Tyr 2285 2290 2295 Glu Leu Asn AsnAla Ala Ala His Phe Ile Lys Pro Gly Ala Trp 2300 2305 2310 His Gly ThrTyr Ala Gly Leu Leu Ala Gly Glu Thr Leu Met Leu 2315 2320 2325 Asn LeuAla Gln Met Glu Lys Ser Tyr Leu Glu Lys Asp Glu Arg 2330 2335 2340 AlaLeu Glu Val Thr Arg Thr Val Ser Leu Ala Glu Val Tyr Ala 2345 2350 2355Gly Leu Thr Glu Asn Ser Phe Ile Leu Lys Asp Lys Val Thr Glu 2360 23652370 Leu Val Asn Ala Gly Glu Gly Ser Ala Gly Thr Thr Leu Asn Gly 23752380 2385 Leu Asn Val Glu Gly Thr Gln Leu Gln Ala Ser Leu Lys Leu Ser2390 2395 2400 Asp Leu Asn Ile Ala Thr Asp Tyr Pro Asp Gly Leu Gly AsnThr 2405 2410 2415 Arg Arg Ile Lys Gln Ile Ser Val Thr Leu Pro Ala LeuLeu Gly 2420 2425 2430 Pro Tyr Gln Asp Val Arg Ala Ile Leu Ser Tyr GlyGly Ser Thr 2435 2440 2445 Met Met Pro Arg Gly Cys Lys Ala Ile Ala IleSer His Gly Met 2450 2455 2460 Asn Asp Ser Gly Gln Phe Gln Met Asp PheAsn Asp Ala Lys Tyr 2465 2470 2475 Leu Pro Phe Glu Gly Leu Pro Val AlaAsp Thr Gly Thr Leu Thr 2480 2485 2490 Leu Ser Phe Pro Gly Ile Ser GlyLys Gln Lys Ser Leu Leu Leu 2495 2500 2505 Ser Leu Ser Asp Ile Ile LeuHis Ile Arg Tyr Thr Ile Arg Ser 2510 2515 2520 15 3048 DNA Xenorhabdusnematophilus 15 atgaagaatt tcgttcacag caatacgcca tccgtcaccg tactggacaaccgtggtcag 60 acagtacgcg aaatagcctg gtatcggcac cccgatacac ctcaggtaaccgatgaacgc 120 atcaccggtt atcaatatga tgctcaagga tctctgactc agagtattgatccgcgattt 180 tatgaacgcc agcagacagc gagtgacaag aacgccatta cacccaatcttattctcttg 240 tcatcactca gtaagaaggc attgcgtacg caaagtgtgg atgccggaacccgtgtcgcc 300 ctgcatgatg ttgccgggcg tcccgtttta gctgtcagcg ccaatggcgttagccgaacg 360 tttcagtatg aaagtgataa ccttccggga cgattgctaa cgattaccgagcaggtaaaa 420 ggagagaacg cctgtatcac ggagcgattg atctggtcag gaaatacgccggcagaaaaa 480 ggcaataatc tggccggcca gtgcgtggtc cattatgatc ccaccggaatgaatcaaacc 540 aacagcatat cgttaaccag catacccttg tccatcacac agcaattactgaaagatgac 600 agcgaagccg attggcacgg tatggatgaa tctggctgga aaaacgcgctggcgccggaa 660 agcttcactt ctgtcagcac aacggatgct accggcacgg tattaacgagtacagatgct 720 gccggaaaca agcaacgtat cgcctatgat gtggccggtc tgcttcaaggcagttggttg 780 gcgctgaagg ggaaacaaga acaagttatc gtgaaatccc tgacctattcggctgccagc 840 cagaagctac gggaggaaca tggtaacggg atagtgacta catatacctatgaacccgag 900 acgcaacgag ttattggcat aaaaacagaa cgtccttccg gtcatgccgctggggagaaa 960 attttacaaa acctgcgtta tgaatatgat cctgtcggaa atgtgctgaaatcaactaat 1020 gatgctgaaa ttacccgctt ttggcgcaac cagaaaattg taccggaaaatacttacacc 1080 tatgacagcc tgtaccagct ggtttccgtc actgggcgtg aaatggcgaatattggccga 1140 caaaaaaacc agttacccat ccccgctctg attgataaca atacttatacgaattactct 1200 cgcacttacg actatgatcg tgggggaaat ctgaccagaa ttcgccataattcaccgatc 1260 accggtaata actatacaac gaacatgacc gtttcagatc acagcaaccgggctgtactg 1320 gaagagctgg cgcaagatcc cactcaggtg gatatgttgt tcacccccggcgggcatcag 1380 acccggcttg ttcccggtca ggatcttttc tggacacccc gtgacgaattgcaacaagtg 1440 atattggtca atagggaaaa tacgacgcct gatcaggaat tctaccgttatgatgcagac 1500 agtcagcgtg tcattaagac tcatattcag aagacaggta acagtgagcaaatacagcga 1560 acattatatt tgccagagct ggaatggcgc acgacatata gcggcaatacattaaaagag 1620 tttttgcagg tcatcactgt cggtgaatcg ggtcaggcac aagtgcgggtgctgcattgg 1680 gaaacaggca aaccggcgga tatcagcaat gatcagctgc gctacagttatggcaacctg 1740 attggcagta gcgggctgga attggacagt gacgggcaga tcattagtcaggaagaatat 1800 tacccctatg ggggaaccgc cgtgtgggca gcccgaagtc agtcagaagctgattacaaa 1860 accgtgcgtt attctggcaa agagcgggat gcaacagggt tgtattactacggttatcgt 1920 tattatcaat cgtggacagg gcgatggttg agtgtagatc ctgccggtgaggtcgatggt 1980 ctcaatttgt tccgaatgtg caggaataac cccatcgttt tttctgattctgatggtcgt 2040 ttccccggtc agggtgtcct tgcctggata gggaaaaaag cgtatcgaaaggcagtcaac 2100 atcacgacag aacacctgct tgaacaaggc gcttcctttg atacgttcttgaaattaaac 2160 cgaggattgc gaacgtttgt tttgggtgtg ggggtagcaa gtctgggggtgaaggcggcc 2220 acgattgcag gagcgtcgcc ttgggggatt gtcggggctg ccattggtggttttgtctcc 2280 ggggcggtga tggggttttt cgcgaacaac atctcagaaa aaattggggaagttttaagt 2340 tatctgacgc gtaaacgttc tgttcctgtt caggttggcg cttttgttgtcacatcgctt 2400 gtgacgtctg cactatttaa cagctcttcg acaggtaccg ccatttccgcagcaacagcg 2460 gtcaccgttg gaggattaat ggctttagcc ggagagcata acacgggcatggctatcagt 2520 attgccacac ccgccggaca aggtacgctg gatacgctca ggcccggtaatgtcagcgcg 2580 ccagagcggt taggggcact atcaggcgca attattggcg gcatattacttggccgccat 2640 cagggaagtt ctgagctggg tgaacgggca gcgattggtg ctatgtatggtgctcgatgg 2700 ggaaggatca ttggtaatct atgggatggc ccttatcggt ttatcggcaggttactgctc 2760 agaagaggca ttagctctgc catttcccac gctgtcagtt ccaggagctggtttggccga 2820 atgataggag aaagtgtcgg gagaaatatt tctgaagtat tattaccttatagccgtaca 2880 cccggtgaat gggttggtgc agccattggc gggacagccg cggccgctcatcatgccgtt 2940 ggaggggaag ttgccaatgc cgctagccgg gttacctgga gcggctttaagcgggctttt 3000 aataacttct tctttaacgc ctctgcacgt cataatgaat ccgaagca3048 16 1016 PRT Xenorhabdus nematophilus 16 Met Lys Asn Phe Val His SerAsn Thr Pro Ser Val Thr Val Leu Asp 1 5 10 15 Asn Arg Gly Gln Thr ValArg Glu Ile Ala Trp Tyr Arg His Pro Asp 20 25 30 Thr Pro Gln Val Thr AspGlu Arg Ile Thr Gly Tyr Gln Tyr Asp Ala 35 40 45 Gln Gly Ser Leu Thr GlnSer Ile Asp Pro Arg Phe Tyr Glu Arg Gln 50 55 60 Gln Thr Ala Ser Asp LysAsn Ala Ile Thr Pro Asn Leu Ile Leu Leu 65 70 75 80 Ser Ser Leu Ser LysLys Ala Leu Arg Thr Gln Ser Val Asp Ala Gly 85 90 95 Thr Arg Val Ala LeuHis Asp Val Ala Gly Arg Pro Val Leu Ala Val 100 105 110 Ser Ala Asn GlyVal Ser Arg Thr Phe Gln Tyr Glu Ser Asp Asn Leu 115 120 125 Pro Gly ArgLeu Leu Thr Ile Thr Glu Gln Val Lys Gly Glu Asn Ala 130 135 140 Cys IleThr Glu Arg Leu Ile Trp Ser Gly Asn Thr Pro Ala Glu Lys 145 150 155 160Gly Asn Asn Leu Ala Gly Gln Cys Val Val His Tyr Asp Pro Thr Gly 165 170175 Met Asn Gln Thr Asn Ser Ile Ser Leu Thr Ser Ile Pro Leu Ser Ile 180185 190 Thr Gln Gln Leu Leu Lys Asp Asp Ser Glu Ala Asp Trp His Gly Met195 200 205 Asp Glu Ser Gly Trp Lys Asn Ala Leu Ala Pro Glu Ser Phe ThrSer 210 215 220 Val Ser Thr Thr Asp Ala Thr Gly Thr Val Leu Thr Ser ThrAsp Ala 225 230 235 240 Ala Gly Asn Lys Gln Arg Ile Ala Tyr Asp Val AlaGly Leu Leu Gln 245 250 255 Gly Ser Trp Leu Ala Leu Lys Gly Lys Gln GluGln Val Ile Val Lys 260 265 270 Ser Leu Thr Tyr Ser Ala Ala Ser Gln LysLeu Arg Glu Glu His Gly 275 280 285 Asn Gly Ile Val Thr Thr Tyr Thr TyrGlu Pro Glu Thr Gln Arg Val 290 295 300 Ile Gly Ile Lys Thr Glu Arg ProSer Gly His Ala Ala Gly Glu Lys 305 310 315 320 Ile Leu Gln Asn Leu ArgTyr Glu Tyr Asp Pro Val Gly Asn Val Leu 325 330 335 Lys Ser Thr Asn AspAla Glu Ile Thr Arg Phe Trp Arg Asn Gln Lys 340 345 350 Ile Val Pro GluAsn Thr Tyr Thr Tyr Asp Ser Leu Tyr Gln Leu Val 355 360 365 Ser Val ThrGly Arg Glu Met Ala Asn Ile Gly Arg Gln Lys Asn Gln 370 375 380 Leu ProIle Pro Ala Leu Ile Asp Asn Asn Thr Tyr Thr Asn Tyr Ser 385 390 395 400Arg Thr Tyr Asp Tyr Asp Arg Gly Gly Asn Leu Thr Arg Ile Arg His 405 410415 Asn Ser Pro Ile Thr Gly Asn Asn Tyr Thr Thr Asn Met Thr Val Ser 420425 430 Asp His Ser Asn Arg Ala Val Leu Glu Glu Leu Ala Gln Asp Pro Thr435 440 445 Gln Val Asp Met Leu Phe Thr Pro Gly Gly His Gln Thr Arg LeuVal 450 455 460 Pro Gly Gln Asp Leu Phe Trp Thr Pro Arg Asp Glu Leu GlnGln Val 465 470 475 480 Ile Leu Val Asn Arg Glu Asn Thr Thr Pro Asp GlnGlu Phe Tyr Arg 485 490 495 Tyr Asp Ala Asp Ser Gln Arg Val Ile Lys ThrHis Ile Gln Lys Thr 500 505 510 Gly Asn Ser Glu Gln Ile Gln Arg Thr LeuTyr Leu Pro Glu Leu Glu 515 520 525 Trp Arg Thr Thr Tyr Ser Gly Asn ThrLeu Lys Glu Phe Leu Gln Val 530 535 540 Ile Thr Val Gly Glu Ser Gly GlnAla Gln Val Arg Val Leu His Trp 545 550 555 560 Glu Thr Gly Lys Pro AlaAsp Ile Ser Asn Asp Gln Leu Arg Tyr Ser 565 570 575 Tyr Gly Asn Leu IleGly Ser Ser Gly Leu Glu Leu Asp Ser Asp Gly 580 585 590 Gln Ile Ile SerGln Glu Glu Tyr Tyr Pro Tyr Gly Gly Thr Ala Val 595 600 605 Trp Ala AlaArg Ser Gln Ser Glu Ala Asp Tyr Lys Thr Val Arg Tyr 610 615 620 Ser GlyLys Glu Arg Asp Ala Thr Gly Leu Tyr Tyr Tyr Gly Tyr Arg 625 630 635 640Tyr Tyr Gln Ser Trp Thr Gly Arg Trp Leu Ser Val Asp Pro Ala Gly 645 650655 Glu Val Asp Gly Leu Asn Leu Phe Arg Met Cys Arg Asn Asn Pro Ile 660665 670 Val Phe Ser Asp Ser Asp Gly Arg Phe Pro Gly Gln Gly Val Leu Ala675 680 685 Trp Ile Gly Lys Lys Ala Tyr Arg Lys Ala Val Asn Ile Thr ThrGlu 690 695 700 His Leu Leu Glu Gln Gly Ala Ser Phe Asp Thr Phe Leu LysLeu Asn 705 710 715 720 Arg Gly Leu Arg Thr Phe Val Leu Gly Val Gly ValAla Ser Leu Gly 725 730 735 Val Lys Ala Ala Thr Ile Ala Gly Ala Ser ProTrp Gly Ile Val Gly 740 745 750 Ala Ala Ile Gly Gly Phe Val Ser Gly AlaVal Met Gly Phe Phe Ala 755 760 765 Asn Asn Ile Ser Glu Lys Ile Gly GluVal Leu Ser Tyr Leu Thr Arg 770 775 780 Lys Arg Ser Val Pro Val Gln ValGly Ala Phe Val Val Thr Ser Leu 785 790 795 800 Val Thr Ser Ala Leu PheAsn Ser Ser Ser Thr Gly Thr Ala Ile Ser 805 810 815 Ala Ala Thr Ala ValThr Val Gly Gly Leu Met Ala Leu Ala Gly Glu 820 825 830 His Asn Thr GlyMet Ala Ile Ser Ile Ala Thr Pro Ala Gly Gln Gly 835 840 845 Thr Leu AspThr Leu Arg Pro Gly Asn Val Ser Ala Pro Glu Arg Leu 850 855 860 Gly AlaLeu Ser Gly Ala Ile Ile Gly Gly Ile Leu Leu Gly Arg His 865 870 875 880Gln Gly Ser Ser Glu Leu Gly Glu Arg Ala Ala Ile Gly Ala Met Tyr 885 890895 Gly Ala Arg Trp Gly Arg Ile Ile Gly Asn Leu Trp Asp Gly Pro Tyr 900905 910 Arg Phe Ile Gly Arg Leu Leu Leu Arg Arg Gly Ile Ser Ser Ala Ile915 920 925 Ser His Ala Val Ser Ser Arg Ser Trp Phe Gly Arg Met Ile GlyGlu 930 935 940 Ser Val Gly Arg Asn Ile Ser Glu Val Leu Leu Pro Tyr SerArg Thr 945 950 955 960 Pro Gly Glu Trp Val Gly Ala Ala Ile Gly Gly ThrAla Ala Ala Ala 965 970 975 His His Ala Val Gly Gly Glu Val Ala Asn AlaAla Ser Arg Val Thr 980 985 990 Trp Ser Gly Phe Lys Arg Ala Phe Asn AsnPhe Phe Phe Asn Ala Ser 995 1000 1005 Ala Arg His Asn Glu Ser Glu Ala1010 1015 17 4479 DNA Xenorhabdus nematophilus 17 atgcagggtt caacacctttgaaacttgaa ataccgtcat tgccctctgg gggcggatca 60 ctaaaaggaa tgggagaagcactcaatgcc gtcggagcgg aagggggagc gtcattttca 120 ctgcccttgc cgatctctgtcgggcgtggt ctggtgccgg tgctatcact gaattacagc 180 agtactgccg gcaatgggtcattcgggatg gggtggcaat gtggggttgg ttttatcagc 240 ctgcgtaccg ccaagggcgttccgcactat acgggacaag atgagtatct cgggccggat 300 ggggaagtgt tgagtattgtgccggacagc caagggcaac cagagcaacg caccgcaacc 360 tcactgttgg ggacggttctgacacagccg catactgtta cccgctatca gtcccgcgtg 420 gcagaaaaaa tcgttcgtttagaacactgg cagccacagc agagacgtga ggaagagacg 480 tctttttggg tactttttactgcggatggt ttagtgcacc tattcggtaa gcatcaccat 540 gcacgtattg ctgacccgcaggatgaaacc agaattgccc gctggctgat ggaggaaacc 600 gtcacgcata ccggggaacatatttactat cactatcggg cagaagacga tcttgactgt 660 gatgagcatg aacttgctcagcattcaggt gttacggccc agcgttatct ggcaaaagtc 720 agctatggca atactcagccggaaaccgct tttttcgcgg taaaatcagg tattcctgct 780 gataatgact ggctgtttcatctggtattt gattacggtg agcgctcatc ttcgctgaac 840 tctgtacccg aattcaatgtgtcagaaaac aatgtgtctg aaaacaatgt gcctgaaaaa 900 tggcgttgtc gtccggacagtttctcccgc tatgaatatg ggtttgaaat tcgaacccgt 960 cgcttgtgtc gccaagttctgatgtttcat cagctgaaag cgctggcagg ggaaaaggtt 1020 gcagaagaaa caccggcgctggtttcccgt cttattctgg attatgacct gaacaacaag 1080 gtttccttgc tgcaaacggcccgcagactg gcccatgaaa cggacggtac gccagtgatg 1140 atgtccccgc tggaaatggattatcaacgt gttaatcatg gcgtgaatct gaactggcag 1200 tccatgccgc agttagaaaaaatgaacacg ttgcagccat accaattggt tgatttatat 1260 ggagaaggaa tttccggcgtactttatcag gatactcaga aagcctggtg gtaccgtgct 1320 ccggtacggg atatcactgccgaaggaacg aatgcggtta cctatgagga ggccaaacca 1380 ctgccacata ttccggcacaacaggaaagc gcgatgttgt tggacatcaa tggtgacggg 1440 cgtctggatt gggtgattacggcatcaggg ttacggggct accacaccat gtcaccggaa 1500 ggtgaatgga caccctttattccattatcc gctgtgccaa tggaatattt ccatccgcag 1560 gcaaaactgg ctgatattgatggggctggg ctgcctgact tagcgcttat cgggccaaat 1620 agtgtacgtg tctggtcaaataatcgggca ggatgggatc gcgctcagga tgtgattcat 1680 ttgtcagata tgccactgccggttcccggc agaaatgagc gtcatcttgt cgcattcagt 1740 gatatgacag gctccgggcaatcacatctg gtggaagtaa cggcagatag cgtgcgctac 1800 tggccgaacc tggggcatggaaaatttggt gagcctctga tgatgacagg cttccagatt 1860 agcggggaaa cgtttaaccccgacagactg tatatggtag acatagatgg ctcaggcacc 1920 accgatttta tttatgcccgcaatacttac cttgaactct atgccaatga aagcggcaat 1980 cattttgctg aacctcagcgtattgatctg ccggatgggg tacgttttga tgatacttgt 2040 cggttacaaa tagcggatacacaaggatta gggactgcca gcattatttt gacgatcccc 2100 catatgaagg tgcagcactggcgattggat atgaccatat tcaagccttg gctgctgaat 2160 gccgtcaata acaatatgggaacagaaacc acgctgtatt atcgcagctc tgcccagttc 2220 tggctggatg agaaattacaggcttctgaa tccgggatga cggtggtcag ctacttaccg 2280 ttcccggtgc atgtgttgtggcgcacggaa gtgctggatg aaatttccgg taaccgattg 2340 accagccatt atcattactcacatggtgcc tgggatggtc tggaacggga gtttcgtggt 2400 tttgggcggg tgacacaaactgatattgat tcacgggcga gtgcgacaca ggggacacat 2460 gctgaaccac cggcaccttcgcgcacggtt aattggtacg gcactggcgt acgggaagtc 2520 gatattcttc tgcccacggaatattggcag ggggatcaac aggcatttcc ccattttacc 2580 ccacgcttta cccgttatgacgaaaaatcc ggtggtgata tgacggtcac gccgagcgaa 2640 caggaagaat actggttacatcgagcctta aaaggacaac gtttacgcag tgagctgtat 2700 ggggatgatg attctatactggccggtacg ccttattcag tggatgaatc ccgcacccaa 2760 gtacgtttgt taccggtgatggtatcggac gtgcctgcgg tactggtttc ggtggccgaa 2820 tcccgccaat accgatatgaacgggttgct accgatccac agtgcagcca aaagatcgtc 2880 cttaaatctg atgcgttaggatttccgcag gacaatcttg agattgccta ttcgagacgt 2940 ccacagcctg agttctcgccttatccggat accctgcccg aaacactttt caccagcagt 3000 ttcgacgaac agcagatgttccttcgtctg acacgccagc gttcttctta tcatcatctg 3060 aatcatgatg ataatacgtggatcacaggg cttatggata cctcacgcag tgacgcacgt 3120 atttatcaag ccgataaagtgccggacggt ggattttccc ttgaatggtt ttctgccaca 3180 ggtgcaggag cattgttgttgcctgatgcc gcagccgatt atctgggaca tcagcgtgta 3240 gcatataccg gtccagaagaacaacccgct attcctccgc tggtggcata cattgaaacc 3300 gcagagtttg atgaacgatcgttggcggct tttgaggagg tgatggatga gcaggagctg 3360 acaaaacagc tgaatgatgcgggctggaat acggcaaaag tgccgttcag tgaaaagaca 3420 gatttccatg tctgggtgggacaaaaggaa tttacagaat atgccggtgc agacggattc 3480 tatcggccat tggtgcaacgggaaaccaag cttacaggta aaacgacagt cacgtgggat 3540 agccattact gtgttatcaccgcaacagag gatgcggctg gcctgcgtat gcaagcgcat 3600 tacgattatc gatttatggttgcggataac accacagatg tcaatgataa ctatcacacc 3660 gtgacgtttg atgcactggggagggtaacc agcttccgtt tctgggggac tgaaaacggt 3720 gaaaaacaag gatatacccctgcggaaaat gaaactgtcc cctttattgt ccccacaacg 3780 gtggatgatg ctctggcattgaaacccggt atacctgttg cagggctgat ggtttatgcc 3840 cctctgagct ggatggttcaggccagcttt tctaatgatg gggagcttta tggagagctg 3900 aaaccggctg ggatcatcactgaagatggt tatctcctgt cgcttgcttt tcgccgctgg 3960 caacaaaata accctgccgctgccatgcca aagcaagtca attcacagaa cccaccccat 4020 gtactgagtg tgatcaccgaccgctatgat gccgatccgg aacaacaatt acgtcaaacg 4080 tttacgttta gtgatggttttgggcgaacc ttacaaacag ccgtacgcca tgaaagtggt 4140 gaagcctggg tacgtgatgagtatggagcc attgtggctg aaaatcatgg cgcgcctgaa 4200 acggcgatga cagatttccgttgggcagtt tccggacgta cagaatatga cggaaaaggc 4260 caagccctgc gtaagtatcaaccgtatttc ctgaatagtt ggcagtacgt cagtgatgac 4320 agtgcccggc aggatatatatgccgatacc cattactatg atccgttggg gcgtgaatat 4380 caggttatca cggccaaaggcgggtttcgt cgatccttat tcactccctg gtttgtggtg 4440 aatgaagatg aaaatgacactgccggtgaa atgacagca 4479 18 1493 PRT Xenorhabdus nematophilus 18 MetGln Gly Ser Thr Pro Leu Lys Leu Glu Ile Pro Ser Leu Pro Ser 1 5 10 15Gly Gly Gly Ser Leu Lys Gly Met Gly Glu Ala Leu Asn Ala Val Gly 20 25 30Ala Glu Gly Gly Ala Ser Phe Ser Leu Pro Leu Pro Ile Ser Val Gly 35 40 45Arg Gly Leu Val Pro Val Leu Ser Leu Asn Tyr Ser Ser Thr Ala Gly 50 55 60Asn Gly Ser Phe Gly Met Gly Trp Gln Cys Gly Val Gly Phe Ile Ser 65 70 7580 Leu Arg Thr Ala Lys Gly Val Pro His Tyr Thr Gly Gln Asp Glu Tyr 85 9095 Leu Gly Pro Asp Gly Glu Val Leu Ser Ile Val Pro Asp Ser Gln Gly 100105 110 Gln Pro Glu Gln Arg Thr Ala Thr Ser Leu Leu Gly Thr Val Leu Thr115 120 125 Gln Pro His Thr Val Thr Arg Tyr Gln Ser Arg Val Ala Glu LysIle 130 135 140 Val Arg Leu Glu His Trp Gln Pro Gln Gln Arg Arg Glu GluGlu Thr 145 150 155 160 Ser Phe Trp Val Leu Phe Thr Ala Asp Gly Leu ValHis Leu Phe Gly 165 170 175 Lys His His His Ala Arg Ile Ala Asp Pro GlnAsp Glu Thr Arg Ile 180 185 190 Ala Arg Trp Leu Met Glu Glu Thr Val ThrHis Thr Gly Glu His Ile 195 200 205 Tyr Tyr His Tyr Arg Ala Glu Asp AspLeu Asp Cys Asp Glu His Glu 210 215 220 Leu Ala Gln His Ser Gly Val ThrAla Gln Arg Tyr Leu Ala Lys Val 225 230 235 240 Ser Tyr Gly Asn Thr GlnPro Glu Thr Ala Phe Phe Ala Val Lys Ser 245 250 255 Gly Ile Pro Ala AspAsn Asp Trp Leu Phe His Leu Val Phe Asp Tyr 260 265 270 Gly Glu Arg SerSer Ser Leu Asn Ser Val Pro Glu Phe Asn Val Ser 275 280 285 Glu Asn AsnVal Ser Glu Asn Asn Val Pro Glu Lys Trp Arg Cys Arg 290 295 300 Pro AspSer Phe Ser Arg Tyr Glu Tyr Gly Phe Glu Ile Arg Thr Arg 305 310 315 320Arg Leu Cys Arg Gln Val Leu Met Phe His Gln Leu Lys Ala Leu Ala 325 330335 Gly Glu Lys Val Ala Glu Glu Thr Pro Ala Leu Val Ser Arg Leu Ile 340345 350 Leu Asp Tyr Asp Leu Asn Asn Lys Val Ser Leu Leu Gln Thr Ala Arg355 360 365 Arg Leu Ala His Glu Thr Asp Gly Thr Pro Val Met Met Ser ProLeu 370 375 380 Glu Met Asp Tyr Gln Arg Val Asn His Gly Val Asn Leu AsnTrp Gln 385 390 395 400 Ser Met Pro Gln Leu Glu Lys Met Asn Thr Leu GlnPro Tyr Gln Leu 405 410 415 Val Asp Leu Tyr Gly Glu Gly Ile Ser Gly ValLeu Tyr Gln Asp Thr 420 425 430 Gln Lys Ala Trp Trp Tyr Arg Ala Pro ValArg Asp Ile Thr Ala Glu 435 440 445 Gly Thr Asn Ala Val Thr Tyr Glu GluAla Lys Pro Leu Pro His Ile 450 455 460 Pro Ala Gln Gln Glu Ser Ala MetLeu Leu Asp Ile Asn Gly Asp Gly 465 470 475 480 Arg Leu Asp Trp Val IleThr Ala Ser Gly Leu Arg Gly Tyr His Thr 485 490 495 Met Ser Pro Glu GlyGlu Trp Thr Pro Phe Ile Pro Leu Ser Ala Val 500 505 510 Pro Met Glu TyrPhe His Pro Gln Ala Lys Leu Ala Asp Ile Asp Gly 515 520 525 Ala Gly LeuPro Asp Leu Ala Leu Ile Gly Pro Asn Ser Val Arg Val 530 535 540 Trp SerAsn Asn Arg Ala Gly Trp Asp Arg Ala Gln Asp Val Ile His 545 550 555 560Leu Ser Asp Met Pro Leu Pro Val Pro Gly Arg Asn Glu Arg His Leu 565 570575 Val Ala Phe Ser Asp Met Thr Gly Ser Gly Gln Ser His Leu Val Glu 580585 590 Val Thr Ala Asp Ser Val Arg Tyr Trp Pro Asn Leu Gly His Gly Lys595 600 605 Phe Gly Glu Pro Leu Met Met Thr Gly Phe Gln Ile Ser Gly GluThr 610 615 620 Phe Asn Pro Asp Arg Leu Tyr Met Val Asp Ile Asp Gly SerGly Thr 625 630 635 640 Thr Asp Phe Ile Tyr Ala Arg Asn Thr Tyr Leu GluLeu Tyr Ala Asn 645 650 655 Glu Ser Gly Asn His Phe Ala Glu Pro Gln ArgIle Asp Leu Pro Asp 660 665 670 Gly Val Arg Phe Asp Asp Thr Cys Arg LeuGln Ile Ala Asp Thr Gln 675 680 685 Gly Leu Gly Thr Ala Ser Ile Ile LeuThr Ile Pro His Met Lys Val 690 695 700 Gln His Trp Arg Leu Asp Met ThrIle Phe Lys Pro Trp Leu Leu Asn 705 710 715 720 Ala Val Asn Asn Asn MetGly Thr Glu Thr Thr Leu Tyr Tyr Arg Ser 725 730 735 Ser Ala Gln Phe TrpLeu Asp Glu Lys Leu Gln Ala Ser Glu Ser Gly 740 745 750 Met Thr Val ValSer Tyr Leu Pro Phe Pro Val His Val Leu Trp Arg 755 760 765 Thr Glu ValLeu Asp Glu Ile Ser Gly Asn Arg Leu Thr Ser His Tyr 770 775 780 His TyrSer His Gly Ala Trp Asp Gly Leu Glu Arg Glu Phe Arg Gly 785 790 795 800Phe Gly Arg Val Thr Gln Thr Asp Ile Asp Ser Arg Ala Ser Ala Thr 805 810815 Gln Gly Thr His Ala Glu Pro Pro Ala Pro Ser Arg Thr Val Asn Trp 820825 830 Tyr Gly Thr Gly Val Arg Glu Val Asp Ile Leu Leu Pro Thr Glu Tyr835 840 845 Trp Gln Gly Asp Gln Gln Ala Phe Pro His Phe Thr Pro Arg PheThr 850 855 860 Arg Tyr Asp Glu Lys Ser Gly Gly Asp Met Thr Val Thr ProSer Glu 865 870 875 880 Gln Glu Glu Tyr Trp Leu His Arg Ala Leu Lys GlyGln Arg Leu Arg 885 890 895 Ser Glu Leu Tyr Gly Asp Asp Asp Ser Ile LeuAla Gly Thr Pro Tyr 900 905 910 Ser Val Asp Glu Ser Arg Thr Gln Val ArgLeu Leu Pro Val Met Val 915 920 925 Ser Asp Val Pro Ala Val Leu Val SerVal Ala Glu Ser Arg Gln Tyr 930 935 940 Arg Tyr Glu Arg Val Ala Thr AspPro Gln Cys Ser Gln Lys Ile Val 945 950 955 960 Leu Lys Ser Asp Ala LeuGly Phe Pro Gln Asp Asn Leu Glu Ile Ala 965 970 975 Tyr Ser Arg Arg ProGln Pro Glu Phe Ser Pro Tyr Pro Asp Thr Leu 980 985 990 Pro Glu Thr LeuPhe Thr Ser Ser Phe Asp Glu Gln Gln Met Phe Leu 995 1000 1005 Arg LeuThr Arg Gln Arg Ser Ser Tyr His His Leu Asn His Asp 1010 1015 1020 AspAsn Thr Trp Ile Thr Gly Leu Met Asp Thr Ser Arg Ser Asp 1025 1030 1035Ala Arg Ile Tyr Gln Ala Asp Lys Val Pro Asp Gly Gly Phe Ser 1040 10451050 Leu Glu Trp Phe Ser Ala Thr Gly Ala Gly Ala Leu Leu Leu Pro 10551060 1065 Asp Ala Ala Ala Asp Tyr Leu Gly His Gln Arg Val Ala Tyr Thr1070 1075 1080 Gly Pro Glu Glu Gln Pro Ala Ile Pro Pro Leu Val Ala TyrIle 1085 1090 1095 Glu Thr Ala Glu Phe Asp Glu Arg Ser Leu Ala Ala PheGlu Glu 1100 1105 1110 Val Met Asp Glu Gln Glu Leu Thr Lys Gln Leu AsnAsp Ala Gly 1115 1120 1125 Trp Asn Thr Ala Lys Val Pro Phe Ser Glu LysThr Asp Phe His 1130 1135 1140 Val Trp Val Gly Gln Lys Glu Phe Thr GluTyr Ala Gly Ala Asp 1145 1150 1155 Gly Phe Tyr Arg Pro Leu Val Gln ArgGlu Thr Lys Leu Thr Gly 1160 1165 1170 Lys Thr Thr Val Thr Trp Asp SerHis Tyr Cys Val Ile Thr Ala 1175 1180 1185 Thr Glu Asp Ala Ala Gly LeuArg Met Gln Ala His Tyr Asp Tyr 1190 1195 1200 Arg Phe Met Val Ala AspAsn Thr Thr Asp Val Asn Asp Asn Tyr 1205 1210 1215 His Thr Val Thr PheAsp Ala Leu Gly Arg Val Thr Ser Phe Arg 1220 1225 1230 Phe Trp Gly ThrGlu Asn Gly Glu Lys Gln Gly Tyr Thr Pro Ala 1235 1240 1245 Glu Asn GluThr Val Pro Phe Ile Val Pro Thr Thr Val Asp Asp 1250 1255 1260 Ala LeuAla Leu Lys Pro Gly Ile Pro Val Ala Gly Leu Met Val 1265 1270 1275 TyrAla Pro Leu Ser Trp Met Val Gln Ala Ser Phe Ser Asn Asp 1280 1285 1290Gly Glu Leu Tyr Gly Glu Leu Lys Pro Ala Gly Ile Ile Thr Glu 1295 13001305 Asp Gly Tyr Leu Leu Ser Leu Ala Phe Arg Arg Trp Gln Gln Asn 13101315 1320 Asn Pro Ala Ala Ala Met Pro Lys Gln Val Asn Ser Gln Asn Pro1325 1330 1335 Pro His Val Leu Ser Val Ile Thr Asp Arg Tyr Asp Ala AspPro 1340 1345 1350 Glu Gln Gln Leu Arg Gln Thr Phe Thr Phe Ser Asp GlyPhe Gly 1355 1360 1365 Arg Thr Leu Gln Thr Ala Val Arg His Glu Ser GlyGlu Ala Trp 1370 1375 1380 Val Arg Asp Glu Tyr Gly Ala Ile Val Ala GluAsn His Gly Ala 1385 1390 1395 Pro Glu Thr Ala Met Thr Asp Phe Arg TrpAla Val Ser Gly Arg 1400 1405 1410 Thr Glu Tyr Asp Gly Lys Gly Gln AlaLeu Arg Lys Tyr Gln Pro 1415 1420 1425 Tyr Phe Leu Asn Ser Trp Gln TyrVal Ser Asp Asp Ser Ala Arg 1430 1435 1440 Gln Asp Ile Tyr Ala Asp ThrHis Tyr Tyr Asp Pro Leu Gly Arg 1445 1450 1455 Glu Tyr Gln Val Ile ThrAla Lys Gly Gly Phe Arg Arg Ser Leu 1460 1465 1470 Phe Thr Pro Trp PheVal Val Asn Glu Asp Glu Asn Asp Thr Ala 1475 1480 1485 Gly Glu Met ThrAla 1490 19 7614 DNA Xenorhabdus nematophilus 19 atgtatagca cggctgtattactcaataaa atcagtccca ctcgcgacgg tcagacgatg 60 actcttgcgg atctgcaatatttatccttc agtgaactga gaaaaatctt tgatgaccag 120 ctcagttggg gagaggctcgccatctctat catgaaacta tagagcagaa aaaaaataat 180 cgcttgctgg aagcgcgtatttttacccgt gccaacccac aattatccgg tgctatccga 240 ctcggtattg aacgagacagcgtttcacgc agttatgatg aaatgtttgg tgcccgttct 300 tcttcctttg tgaaaccgggttcagtggct tccatgtttt caccggctgg ctatctcacc 360 gaattgtatc gtgaagcgaaggacttacat ttttcaagct ctgcttatca tcttgataat 420 cgccgtccgg atctggctgatctgactctg agccagagta atatggatac agaaatttcc 480 accctgacac tgtctaacgaactgttgctg gagcatatta cccgcaagac cggaggtgat 540 tcggacgcat tgatggagagcctgtcaact taccgtcagg ccattgatac cccttaccat 600 cagccttacg agactatccgtcaggtcatt atgacccatg acagtacact gtcagcgctg 660 tcccgtaatc ctgaggtgatggggcaggcg gaaggggctt cattactggc gattctggcc 720 aatatttctc cggagctttataacattttg accgaagaga ttacggaaaa gaacgctgat 780 gctttatttg cgcaaaacttcagtgaaaat atcacgcccg aaaatttcgc gtcacaatca 840 tggatagcca agtattatggtcttgaactt tctgaggtgc aaaaatacct cgggatgttg 900 cagaatggct attctgacagcacctctgct tatgtggata atatctcaac gggtttagtg 960 gtcaataatg aaagtaaactcgaagcttac aaaataacac gtgtaaaaac agatgattat 1020 gataaaaata taaattactttgatttgatg tatgaaggaa ataatcagtt ctttatacgt 1080 gctaatttta aggtatcaagagaatttggg gctactctta gaaaaaacgc agggccaagt 1140 ggcattgtcg gcagcctttccggtcctcta atagccaata cgaattttaa aagtaattat 1200 ctaagtaaca tatctgattctgaatacaaa aacggtgtaa agatatacgc ctatcgctat 1260 acgtcttcca ccagcgccacaaatcagggc ggcggaatat tcacttttga gtcttatccc 1320 ctgactatat ttgcgctcaaactgaataaa gccattcgct tgtgcctgac tagcgggctt 1380 tcaccgaatg aactgcaaactatcgtacgc agtgacaatg cacaaggcat catcaacgac 1440 tccgttctga ccaaagttttctatactctg ttctacagtc accgttatgc actgagcttt 1500 gatgatgcac aggtactgaacggatcggtc attaatcaat atgccgacga tgacagtgtc 1560 agtcatttta accgtctctttaatacaccg ccgctgaaag ggaaaatctt tgaagccgac 1620 ggcaacacgg tcagcattgatccggatgaa gagcaatcta cctttgcccg ttcagccctg 1680 atgcgtggtc tgggggtcaacagtggtgaa ctgtatcagt taggcaaact ggcgggtgtg 1740 ctggacgccc aaaataccatcacactttct gtcttcgtta tctcttcact gtatcgcctc 1800 acgttactgg cccgtgtccatcagctgacg gtcaatgaac tgtgtatgct ttatggtctt 1860 tcgccgttca atggcaaaacaacggcttct ttgtcttccg gggagttgcc acggctggtt 1920 atctggctgt atcaggtgacgcagtggctg actgaggcgg aaatcaccac tgaagcgatc 1980 tggttattat gtacgccagagtttagcggg aatatttcac cggaaatcag taatctgctc 2040 aataacctcc gaccgagtattagtgaagat atggcacaga gtcacaatcg ggagctgcag 2100 gctgaaattc tcgcgccgtttattgctgca acgctgcatc tggcgtcacc ggatatggca 2160 cggtatatcc tgttgtggaccgataacctg cggccgggtg gcttagatat tgccgggttt 2220 atgacactgg tattgaaagagtcgttaaat gccaatgaaa ccacccaatt ggtacaattc 2280 tgccatgtga tggcacagttatcgctttcc gtacagacac tgcgcctcag tgaagcggag 2340 ctatccgtgc tggtcatctccggattcgcc gtgctggggg caaaaaatca acctgccgga 2400 cagcacaata ttgatacgctattctcactc taccgattcc accagtggat taatgggctg 2460 ggcaatcccg gctctgacacgctggatatg ctgcgccagc agacactcac ggccgacaga 2520 ctggcctccg tgatggggctggacatcagt atggtaacgc aggccatggt ttccgccggc 2580 gtgaaccagc ttcagtgttggcaggatatc aacaccgtgt tgcagtggat agatgtggca 2640 tcagcactgc acacgatgccgtcggttatc cgtacgctgg tgaatatccg ttacgtgact 2700 gcattaaaca aagccgagtcgaatctgcct tcctgggatg agtggcagac actggcagaa 2760 aatatggaag ccggactcagtacacaacag gctcagacgc tggcggatta taccgcggag 2820 cgcctgagta gcgtgctgtgcaattggttt ctggcgaata tccagccaga aggggtgtcc 2880 ctgcacagcc gggatgacctgtacagctat ttcctgattg ataatcaggt ctcttctgcc 2940 ataaaaacca cccgactggcagaggccatt gccggtattc agctctacat caaccgggcg 3000 ctgaatcgga tagagcctaatgcccgtgcc gatgtgtcaa cccgccagtt ttttaccgac 3060 tggacggtga ataaccgttacagcacctgg ggcggggtgt cgcggctggt ttattatccg 3120 gaaaattaca ttgacccaacccagcgtatc gggcagaccc ggatgatgga tgaactgctg 3180 gaaaatatca gccagagtaaacttagccgg gacacagtgg aggatgcctt taaaacttac 3240 ctgacccgct ttgaaaccgtggcggatctg aaagttgtca gcgcctatca cgacaacgtc 3300 aacagcaaca ccggactgacctggtttgtc ggccaaacgc gggagaacct gccggaatac 3360 tactggcgta acgtggatatatcacggatg caggcgggtg aactggccgc caatgcctgg 3420 aaagagtgga cgaagattgatacagcggtc aacccctaca aggatgcaat acgtccggtc 3480 atattcaggg aacgtttgcaccttatctgg gtagaaaaag aggaagtggc gaaaaatggt 3540 actgatccgg tggaaacctatgaccgtttt actctgaaac tggcgtttct gcgtcatgat 3600 ggcagttgga gtgccccctggtcttacgat atcacaacgc aggtggaggc ggtcactgac 3660 aaaaaacctg acactgaacggctggcgctg gccgcatcag gctttcaggg cgaggacact 3720 ctgctggtgt ttgtctacaaaaccgggaag agttactcgg attttggcgg cagcaataaa 3780 aatgtggcag gcatgaccatttacggcgat ggctccttca aaaagatgga gaacacagca 3840 ctcagccgtt acagccaactgaaaaatacc tttgatatca ttcatactca aggcaacgac 3900 ttggtaagaa aggccagctatcgtttcgcg caggattttg aagtgcctgc ctcgttgaat 3960 atgggttctg ccatcggtgatgatagtctg acggtgatgg agaacgggaa tattccgcag 4020 ataaccagta aatactccagcgataacctt gctattacgc tacataacgc cgctttcact 4080 gtcagatatg atggcagtggcaatgtcatc agaaacaaac aaatcagcgc catgaaactg 4140 acgggggtgg atggaaagtcccagtacggc aatgcattta tcatcgcaaa taccgttaaa 4200 cattatggcg gttactctgatctggggggg ccgatcaccg tttataataa aacgaaaaac 4260 tatattgcat cagttcaaggccacttgatg aacgcagatt acactaggcg tttgattcta 4320 acaccagttg aaaataattattatgccaga ttgttcgagt ttccattttc tccaaacaca 4380 attttaaaca ccgttttcacggttggtagc aataaaacca gtgattttaa aaagtgcagt 4440 tatgctgttg atggtaataattctcagggc ttccagatat ttagttccta tcaatcatcc 4500 ggctggctgg atattgatacaggcattaac aataccgata tcaaaattac ggtgatggct 4560 ggcagtaaaa cccacacctttacggccagt gaccatattg cttccttgcc ggcaaacagt 4620 tttgatgcta tgccgtacacctttaagcca ctggaaatcg atgcttcatc gttggccttt 4680 accaataata ttgctcctctggatatcgtt tttgagacca aagccaaaga cgggcgagtg 4740 ctgggtaaga tcaagcaaacattatcggtg aaacgggtaa attataatcc ggaagatatt 4800 ctgtttctgc gtgaaactcattcgggtgcc caatatatgc agctcggggt gtatcgtatt 4860 cgtcttaata ccctgctggcttctcaactg gtatccagag caaacacggg cattgatact 4920 atcctgacaa tggaaacccagcggttaccg gaacctccgt tgggagaagg cttctttgcc 4980 aactttgttc tgcctaaatatgaccctgct gaacatggcg atgagcggtg gtttaaaatc 5040 catattggga atgttggcggtaacacggga aggcagcctt attacagcgg aatgttatcc 5100 gatacgtcgg aaaccagtatgacactgttt gtcccttatg ccgaagggta ttacatgcat 5160 gaaggtgtca gattgggggttggataccag aaaattacct atgacaacac ttgggaatct 5220 gctttctttt attttgatgagacaaaacag caatttgtat taattaacga tgctgatcat 5280 gattcaggaa tgacgcaacaggggatcgtg aaaaatatca agaaatacaa aggatttttg 5340 aatgtttcta tcgcaacgggctattccgcc ccgatggatt tcaatagtgc cagcgccctc 5400 tattactggg aattgttctattacaccccg atgatgtgct tccagcgttt gctacaggaa 5460 aaacaattcg acgaagccacacaatggata aactacgtct acaatcccgc cggctatatc 5520 gttaacggag aaatcgccccctggatctgg aactgccggc cgctggaaga gaccacctcc 5580 tggaatgcca atccgctggatgccatcgat ccggatgccg tcgcccaaaa tgacccaatg 5640 cactacaaga ttgccacctttatgcgcctg ttggatcaac ttattctgcg cggcgatatg 5700 gcctatcgag aactgacccgcgatgcgttg aatgaagcca aaatgtggta tgtgcgtact 5760 ttagaattgc tcggtgatgagccggaggat tacggtagcc aacagtgggc agcaccgtcc 5820 ctttccgggg cggcgagtcaaaccgtgcag gcggcttatc agcaggatct tacgatgctg 5880 ggccgtggtg gggtttccaagaatctccgt accgctaact cgttggtggg tttgttcctg 5940 ccggaatata acccggcgctcaccgattac tggcaaaccc tgcgtttgcg cctgtttaac 6000 ctgcgccata atctttccattgacggacag ccgttatcgc tggcgattta cgccgagcct 6060 accgatccga aagcgctgctcaccagtatg gtacaggcct ctcagggcgg tagtgcagtg 6120 ctgcccggca cattgtcgttataccgcttc ccggtgatgc tggagcggac ccgcaatctg 6180 gtagcgcaat taacccagttcggcacctct ctgctcagta tggcagagca tgatgatgcc 6240 gatgaactca ccacgctgctactacagcag ggtatggaac tggcgacaca gagcatccgt 6300 attcagcaac gaactgtcgatgaagtggat gctgatattg ctgtattggc agagagccgc 6360 cgcagtgcac aaaatcgtctggaaaaatac cagcagctgt atgacgagga tatcaaccac 6420 ggagaacagc gggcaatgtcactgcttgat gcagcggcag gtcagtctct ggccgggcag 6480 gtgctttcaa tagcggaaggggtggccgat ttagtgccaa acgtgttcgg tttagcttgt 6540 ggcggcagtc gttggggggcagcactgcgt gcttccgcct ccgtgatgtc gctttctgcc 6600 acagcttccc aatattccgcagacaaaatc agccgttcgg aagcctaccg ccgccgccgt 6660 caggagtggg aaattcagcgtgataatgct gacggtgaag tcaaacaaat ggatgcccag 6720 ttggaaagcc tgaaaatccgccgcgaagca gcacagatgc aggtggaata tcaggagacc 6780 cagcaggccc atactcaggctcagttagag ctgttacagc gtaaattcac aaacaaagcg 6840 ctttacagtt ggatgcgcggcaagctgagt gctatctatt accagttctt tgacctgacc 6900 cagtccttct gcctgatggcacaggaagcg ctgcgccgcg agctgaccga caacggtgtt 6960 acctttatcc ggggtggggcctggaacggt acgactgcgg gtttgatggc gggtgaaacg 7020 ttgctgctga atctggcagaaatggaaaaa gtctggctgg agcgtgatga gcgggcactg 7080 gaagtgaccc gtaccgtctcgttggcacag ttctatcagg ccttatcatc agacaacttt 7140 aatctgaccg aaaaactcacgcaattcctg cgtgaaggga aaggcaacgt aggagcttcc 7200 ggcaatgaat taaaactcagtaaccgtcag atagaagcct cagtgcgatt gtctgatttg 7260 aaaattttca gcgactaccccgaaagcctt ggcaataccc gtcagttgaa acaggtgagt 7320 gtcaccttgc cggcgctggttgggccgtat gaagatattc gggcggtgct gaattacggg 7380 ggcagcatcg tcatgccacgcggttgcagt gctattgctc tctcccacgg cgtgaatgac 7440 agtggtcaat ttatgctggatttcaacgat tcccgttatc tgccgtttga aggtatttcc 7500 gtgaatgaca gcggcagcctgacgttgagt ttcccggatg cgactgatcg gcagaaagcg 7560 ctgctggaga gcctgagcgatatcattctg catatccgct ataccattcg ttct 7614 20 2538 PRT Xenorhabdusnematophilus 20 Met Tyr Ser Thr Ala Val Leu Leu Asn Lys Ile Ser Pro ThrArg Asp 1 5 10 15 Gly Gln Thr Met Thr Leu Ala Asp Leu Gln Tyr Leu SerPhe Ser Glu 20 25 30 Leu Arg Lys Ile Phe Asp Asp Gln Leu Ser Trp Gly GluAla Arg His 35 40 45 Leu Tyr His Glu Thr Ile Glu Gln Lys Lys Asn Asn ArgLeu Leu Glu 50 55 60 Ala Arg Ile Phe Thr Arg Ala Asn Pro Gln Leu Ser GlyAla Ile Arg 65 70 75 80 Leu Gly Ile Glu Arg Asp Ser Val Ser Arg Ser TyrAsp Glu Met Phe 85 90 95 Gly Ala Arg Ser Ser Ser Phe Val Lys Pro Gly SerVal Ala Ser Met 100 105 110 Phe Ser Pro Ala Gly Tyr Leu Thr Glu Leu TyrArg Glu Ala Lys Asp 115 120 125 Leu His Phe Ser Ser Ser Ala Tyr His LeuAsp Asn Arg Arg Pro Asp 130 135 140 Leu Ala Asp Leu Thr Leu Ser Gln SerAsn Met Asp Thr Glu Ile Ser 145 150 155 160 Thr Leu Thr Leu Ser Asn GluLeu Leu Leu Glu His Ile Thr Arg Lys 165 170 175 Thr Gly Gly Asp Ser AspAla Leu Met Glu Ser Leu Ser Thr Tyr Arg 180 185 190 Gln Ala Ile Asp ThrPro Tyr His Gln Pro Tyr Glu Thr Ile Arg Gln 195 200 205 Val Ile Met ThrHis Asp Ser Thr Leu Ser Ala Leu Ser Arg Asn Pro 210 215 220 Glu Val MetGly Gln Ala Glu Gly Ala Ser Leu Leu Ala Ile Leu Ala 225 230 235 240 AsnIle Ser Pro Glu Leu Tyr Asn Ile Leu Thr Glu Glu Ile Thr Glu 245 250 255Lys Asn Ala Asp Ala Leu Phe Ala Gln Asn Phe Ser Glu Asn Ile Thr 260 265270 Pro Glu Asn Phe Ala Ser Gln Ser Trp Ile Ala Lys Tyr Tyr Gly Leu 275280 285 Glu Leu Ser Glu Val Gln Lys Tyr Leu Gly Met Leu Gln Asn Gly Tyr290 295 300 Ser Asp Ser Thr Ser Ala Tyr Val Asp Asn Ile Ser Thr Gly LeuVal 305 310 315 320 Val Asn Asn Glu Ser Lys Leu Glu Ala Tyr Lys Ile ThrArg Val Lys 325 330 335 Thr Asp Asp Tyr Asp Lys Asn Ile Asn Tyr Phe AspLeu Met Tyr Glu 340 345 350 Gly Asn Asn Gln Phe Phe Ile Arg Ala Asn PheLys Val Ser Arg Glu 355 360 365 Phe Gly Ala Thr Leu Arg Lys Asn Ala GlyPro Ser Gly Ile Val Gly 370 375 380 Ser Leu Ser Gly Pro Leu Ile Ala AsnThr Asn Phe Lys Ser Asn Tyr 385 390 395 400 Leu Ser Asn Ile Ser Asp SerGlu Tyr Lys Asn Gly Val Lys Ile Tyr 405 410 415 Ala Tyr Arg Tyr Thr SerSer Thr Ser Ala Thr Asn Gln Gly Gly Gly 420 425 430 Ile Phe Thr Phe GluSer Tyr Pro Leu Thr Ile Phe Ala Leu Lys Leu 435 440 445 Asn Lys Ala IleArg Leu Cys Leu Thr Ser Gly Leu Ser Pro Asn Glu 450 455 460 Leu Gln ThrIle Val Arg Ser Asp Asn Ala Gln Gly Ile Ile Asn Asp 465 470 475 480 SerVal Leu Thr Lys Val Phe Tyr Thr Leu Phe Tyr Ser His Arg Tyr 485 490 495Ala Leu Ser Phe Asp Asp Ala Gln Val Leu Asn Gly Ser Val Ile Asn 500 505510 Gln Tyr Ala Asp Asp Asp Ser Val Ser His Phe Asn Arg Leu Phe Asn 515520 525 Thr Pro Pro Leu Lys Gly Lys Ile Phe Glu Ala Asp Gly Asn Thr Val530 535 540 Ser Ile Asp Pro Asp Glu Glu Gln Ser Thr Phe Ala Arg Ser AlaLeu 545 550 555 560 Met Arg Gly Leu Gly Val Asn Ser Gly Glu Leu Tyr GlnLeu Gly Lys 565 570 575 Leu Ala Gly Val Leu Asp Ala Gln Asn Thr Ile ThrLeu Ser Val Phe 580 585 590 Val Ile Ser Ser Leu Tyr Arg Leu Thr Leu LeuAla Arg Val His Gln 595 600 605 Leu Thr Val Asn Glu Leu Cys Met Leu TyrGly Leu Ser Pro Phe Asn 610 615 620 Gly Lys Thr Thr Ala Ser Leu Ser SerGly Glu Leu Pro Arg Leu Val 625 630 635 640 Ile Trp Leu Tyr Gln Val ThrGln Trp Leu Thr Glu Ala Glu Ile Thr 645 650 655 Thr Glu Ala Ile Trp LeuLeu Cys Thr Pro Glu Phe Ser Gly Asn Ile 660 665 670 Ser Pro Glu Ile SerAsn Leu Leu Asn Asn Leu Arg Pro Ser Ile Ser 675 680 685 Glu Asp Met AlaGln Ser His Asn Arg Glu Leu Gln Ala Glu Ile Leu 690 695 700 Ala Pro PheIle Ala Ala Thr Leu His Leu Ala Ser Pro Asp Met Ala 705 710 715 720 ArgTyr Ile Leu Leu Trp Thr Asp Asn Leu Arg Pro Gly Gly Leu Asp 725 730 735Ile Ala Gly Phe Met Thr Leu Val Leu Lys Glu Ser Leu Asn Ala Asn 740 745750 Glu Thr Thr Gln Leu Val Gln Phe Cys His Val Met Ala Gln Leu Ser 755760 765 Leu Ser Val Gln Thr Leu Arg Leu Ser Glu Ala Glu Leu Ser Val Leu770 775 780 Val Ile Ser Gly Phe Ala Val Leu Gly Ala Lys Asn Gln Pro AlaGly 785 790 795 800 Gln His Asn Ile Asp Thr Leu Phe Ser Leu Tyr Arg PheHis Gln Trp 805 810 815 Ile Asn Gly Leu Gly Asn Pro Gly Ser Asp Thr LeuAsp Met Leu Arg 820 825 830 Gln Gln Thr Leu Thr Ala Asp Arg Leu Ala SerVal Met Gly Leu Asp 835 840 845 Ile Ser Met Val Thr Gln Ala Met Val SerAla Gly Val Asn Gln Leu 850 855 860 Gln Cys Trp Gln Asp Ile Asn Thr ValLeu Gln Trp Ile Asp Val Ala 865 870 875 880 Ser Ala Leu His Thr Met ProSer Val Ile Arg Thr Leu Val Asn Ile 885 890 895 Arg Tyr Val Thr Ala LeuAsn Lys Ala Glu Ser Asn Leu Pro Ser Trp 900 905 910 Asp Glu Trp Gln ThrLeu Ala Glu Asn Met Glu Ala Gly Leu Ser Thr 915 920 925 Gln Gln Ala GlnThr Leu Ala Asp Tyr Thr Ala Glu Arg Leu Ser Ser 930 935 940 Val Leu CysAsn Trp Phe Leu Ala Asn Ile Gln Pro Glu Gly Val Ser 945 950 955 960 LeuHis Ser Arg Asp Asp Leu Tyr Ser Tyr Phe Leu Ile Asp Asn Gln 965 970 975Val Ser Ser Ala Ile Lys Thr Thr Arg Leu Ala Glu Ala Ile Ala Gly 980 985990 Ile Gln Leu Tyr Ile Asn Arg Ala Leu Asn Arg Ile Glu Pro Asn Ala 9951000 1005 Arg Ala Asp Val Ser Thr Arg Gln Phe Phe Thr Asp Trp Thr Val1010 1015 1020 Asn Asn Arg Tyr Ser Thr Trp Gly Gly Val Ser Arg Leu ValTyr 1025 1030 1035 Tyr Pro Glu Asn Tyr Ile Asp Pro Thr Gln Arg Ile GlyGln Thr 1040 1045 1050 Arg Met Met Asp Glu Leu Leu Glu Asn Ile Ser GlnSer Lys Leu 1055 1060 1065 Ser Arg Asp Thr Val Glu Asp Ala Phe Lys ThrTyr Leu Thr Arg 1070 1075 1080 Phe Glu Thr Val Ala Asp Leu Lys Val ValSer Ala Tyr His Asp 1085 1090 1095 Asn Val Asn Ser Asn Thr Gly Leu ThrTrp Phe Val Gly Gln Thr 1100 1105 1110 Arg Glu Asn Leu Pro Glu Tyr TyrTrp Arg Asn Val Asp Ile Ser 1115 1120 1125 Arg Met Gln Ala Gly Glu LeuAla Ala Asn Ala Trp Lys Glu Trp 1130 1135 1140 Thr Lys Ile Asp Thr AlaVal Asn Pro Tyr Lys Asp Ala Ile Arg 1145 1150 1155 Pro Val Ile Phe ArgGlu Arg Leu His Leu Ile Trp Val Glu Lys 1160 1165 1170 Glu Glu Val AlaLys Asn Gly Thr Asp Pro Val Glu Thr Tyr Asp 1175 1180 1185 Arg Phe ThrLeu Lys Leu Ala Phe Leu Arg His Asp Gly Ser Trp 1190 1195 1200 Ser AlaPro Trp Ser Tyr Asp Ile Thr Thr Gln Val Glu Ala Val 1205 1210 1215 ThrAsp Lys Lys Pro Asp Thr Glu Arg Leu Ala Leu Ala Ala Ser 1220 1225 1230Gly Phe Gln Gly Glu Asp Thr Leu Leu Val Phe Val Tyr Lys Thr 1235 12401245 Gly Lys Ser Tyr Ser Asp Phe Gly Gly Ser Asn Lys Asn Val Ala 12501255 1260 Gly Met Thr Ile Tyr Gly Asp Gly Ser Phe Lys Lys Met Glu Asn1265 1270 1275 Thr Ala Leu Ser Arg Tyr Ser Gln Leu Lys Asn Thr Phe AspIle 1280 1285 1290 Ile His Thr Gln Gly Asn Asp Leu Val Arg Lys Ala SerTyr Arg 1295 1300 1305 Phe Ala Gln Asp Phe Glu Val Pro Ala Ser Leu AsnMet Gly Ser 1310 1315 1320 Ala Ile Gly Asp Asp Ser Leu Thr Val Met GluAsn Gly Asn Ile 1325 1330 1335 Pro Gln Ile Thr Ser Lys Tyr Ser Ser AspAsn Leu Ala Ile Thr 1340 1345 1350 Leu His Asn Ala Ala Phe Thr Val ArgTyr Asp Gly Ser Gly Asn 1355 1360 1365 Val Ile Arg Asn Lys Gln Ile SerAla Met Lys Leu Thr Gly Val 1370 1375 1380 Asp Gly Lys Ser Gln Tyr GlyAsn Ala Phe Ile Ile Ala Asn Thr 1385 1390 1395 Val Lys His Tyr Gly GlyTyr Ser Asp Leu Gly Gly Pro Ile Thr 1400 1405 1410 Val Tyr Asn Lys ThrLys Asn Tyr Ile Ala Ser Val Gln Gly His 1415 1420 1425 Leu Met Asn AlaAsp Tyr Thr Arg Arg Leu Ile Leu Thr Pro Val 1430 1435 1440 Glu Asn AsnTyr Tyr Ala Arg Leu Phe Glu Phe Pro Phe Ser Pro 1445 1450 1455 Asn ThrIle Leu Asn Thr Val Phe Thr Val Gly Ser Asn Lys Thr 1460 1465 1470 SerAsp Phe Lys Lys Cys Ser Tyr Ala Val Asp Gly Asn Asn Ser 1475 1480 1485Gln Gly Phe Gln Ile Phe Ser Ser Tyr Gln Ser Ser Gly Trp Leu 1490 14951500 Asp Ile Asp Thr Gly Ile Asn Asn Thr Asp Ile Lys Ile Thr Val 15051510 1515 Met Ala Gly Ser Lys Thr His Thr Phe Thr Ala Ser Asp His Ile1520 1525 1530 Ala Ser Leu Pro Ala Asn Ser Phe Asp Ala Met Pro Tyr ThrPhe 1535 1540 1545 Lys Pro Leu Glu Ile Asp Ala Ser Ser Leu Ala Phe ThrAsn Asn 1550 1555 1560 Ile Ala Pro Leu Asp Ile Val Phe Glu Thr Lys AlaLys Asp Gly 1565 1570 1575 Arg Val Leu Gly Lys Ile Lys Gln Thr Leu SerVal Lys Arg Val 1580 1585 1590 Asn Tyr Asn Pro Glu Asp Ile Leu Phe LeuArg Glu Thr His Ser 1595 1600 1605 Gly Ala Gln Tyr Met Gln Leu Gly ValTyr Arg Ile Arg Leu Asn 1610 1615 1620 Thr Leu Leu Ala Ser Gln Leu ValSer Arg Ala Asn Thr Gly Ile 1625 1630 1635 Asp Thr Ile Leu Thr Met GluThr Gln Arg Leu Pro Glu Pro Pro 1640 1645 1650 Leu Gly Glu Gly Phe PheAla Asn Phe Val Leu Pro Lys Tyr Asp 1655 1660 1665 Pro Ala Glu His GlyAsp Glu Arg Trp Phe Lys Ile His Ile Gly 1670 1675 1680 Asn Val Gly GlyAsn Thr Gly Arg Gln Pro Tyr Tyr Ser Gly Met 1685 1690 1695 Leu Ser AspThr Ser Glu Thr Ser Met Thr Leu Phe Val Pro Tyr 1700 1705 1710 Ala GluGly Tyr Tyr Met His Glu Gly Val Arg Leu Gly Val Gly 1715 1720 1725 TyrGln Lys Ile Thr Tyr Asp Asn Thr Trp Glu Ser Ala Phe Phe 1730 1735 1740Tyr Phe Asp Glu Thr Lys Gln Gln Phe Val Leu Ile Asn Asp Ala 1745 17501755 Asp His Asp Ser Gly Met Thr Gln Gln Gly Ile Val Lys Asn Ile 17601765 1770 Lys Lys Tyr Lys Gly Phe Leu Asn Val Ser Ile Ala Thr Gly Tyr1775 1780 1785 Ser Ala Pro Met Asp Phe Asn Ser Ala Ser Ala Leu Tyr TyrTrp 1790 1795 1800 Glu Leu Phe Tyr Tyr Thr Pro Met Met Cys Phe Gln ArgLeu Leu 1805 1810 1815 Gln Glu Lys Gln Phe Asp Glu Ala Thr Gln Trp IleAsn Tyr Val 1820 1825 1830 Tyr Asn Pro Ala Gly Tyr Ile Val Asn Gly GluIle Ala Pro Trp 1835 1840 1845 Ile Trp Asn Cys Arg Pro Leu Glu Glu ThrThr Ser Trp Asn Ala 1850 1855 1860 Asn Pro Leu Asp Ala Ile Asp Pro AspAla Val Ala Gln Asn Asp 1865 1870 1875 Pro Met His Tyr Lys Ile Ala ThrPhe Met Arg Leu Leu Asp Gln 1880 1885 1890 Leu Ile Leu Arg Gly Asp MetAla Tyr Arg Glu Leu Thr Arg Asp 1895 1900 1905 Ala Leu Asn Glu Ala LysMet Trp Tyr Val Arg Thr Leu Glu Leu 1910 1915 1920 Leu Gly Asp Glu ProGlu Asp Tyr Gly Ser Gln Gln Trp Ala Ala 1925 1930 1935 Pro Ser Leu SerGly Ala Ala Ser Gln Thr Val Gln Ala Ala Tyr 1940 1945 1950 Gln Gln AspLeu Thr Met Leu Gly Arg Gly Gly Val Ser Lys Asn 1955 1960 1965 Leu ArgThr Ala Asn Ser Leu Val Gly Leu Phe Leu Pro Glu Tyr 1970 1975 1980 AsnPro Ala Leu Thr Asp Tyr Trp Gln Thr Leu Arg Leu Arg Leu 1985 1990 1995Phe Asn Leu Arg His Asn Leu Ser Ile Asp Gly Gln Pro Leu Ser 2000 20052010 Leu Ala Ile Tyr Ala Glu Pro Thr Asp Pro Lys Ala Leu Leu Thr 20152020 2025 Ser Met Val Gln Ala Ser Gln Gly Gly Ser Ala Val Leu Pro Gly2030 2035 2040 Thr Leu Ser Leu Tyr Arg Phe Pro Val Met Leu Glu Arg ThrArg 2045 2050 2055 Asn Leu Val Ala Gln Leu Thr Gln Phe Gly Thr Ser LeuLeu Ser 2060 2065 2070 Met Ala Glu His Asp Asp Ala Asp Glu Leu Thr ThrLeu Leu Leu 2075 2080 2085 Gln Gln Gly Met Glu Leu Ala Thr Gln Ser IleArg Ile Gln Gln 2090 2095 2100 Arg Thr Val Asp Glu Val Asp Ala Asp IleAla Val Leu Ala Glu 2105 2110 2115 Ser Arg Arg Ser Ala Gln Asn Arg LeuGlu Lys Tyr Gln Gln Leu 2120 2125 2130 Tyr Asp Glu Asp Ile Asn His GlyGlu Gln Arg Ala Met Ser Leu 2135 2140 2145 Leu Asp Ala Ala Ala Gly GlnSer Leu Ala Gly Gln Val Leu Ser 2150 2155 2160 Ile Ala Glu Gly Val AlaAsp Leu Val Pro Asn Val Phe Gly Leu 2165 2170 2175 Ala Cys Gly Gly SerArg Trp Gly Ala Ala Leu Arg Ala Ser Ala 2180 2185 2190 Ser Val Met SerLeu Ser Ala Thr Ala Ser Gln Tyr Ser Ala Asp 2195 2200 2205 Lys Ile SerArg Ser Glu Ala Tyr Arg Arg Arg Arg Gln Glu Trp 2210 2215 2220 Glu IleGln Arg Asp Asn Ala Asp Gly Glu Val Lys Gln Met Asp 2225 2230 2235 AlaGln Leu Glu Ser Leu Lys Ile Arg Arg Glu Ala Ala Gln Met 2240 2245 2250Gln Val Glu Tyr Gln Glu Thr Gln Gln Ala His Thr Gln Ala Gln 2255 22602265 Leu Glu Leu Leu Gln Arg Lys Phe Thr Asn Lys Ala Leu Tyr Ser 22702275 2280 Trp Met Arg Gly Lys Leu Ser Ala Ile Tyr Tyr Gln Phe Phe Asp2285 2290 2295 Leu Thr Gln Ser Phe Cys Leu Met Ala Gln Glu Ala Leu ArgArg 2300 2305 2310 Glu Leu Thr Asp Asn Gly Val Thr Phe Ile Arg Gly GlyAla Trp 2315 2320 2325 Asn Gly Thr Thr Ala Gly Leu Met Ala Gly Glu ThrLeu Leu Leu 2330 2335 2340 Asn Leu Ala Glu Met Glu Lys Val Trp Leu GluArg Asp Glu Arg 2345 2350 2355 Ala Leu Glu Val Thr Arg Thr Val Ser LeuAla Gln Phe Tyr Gln 2360 2365 2370 Ala Leu Ser Ser Asp Asn Phe Asn LeuThr Glu Lys Leu Thr Gln 2375 2380 2385 Phe Leu Arg Glu Gly Lys Gly AsnVal Gly Ala Ser Gly Asn Glu 2390 2395 2400 Leu Lys Leu Ser Asn Arg GlnIle Glu Ala Ser Val Arg Leu Ser 2405 2410 2415 Asp Leu Lys Ile Phe SerAsp Tyr Pro Glu Ser Leu Gly Asn Thr 2420 2425 2430 Arg Gln Leu Lys GlnVal Ser Val Thr Leu Pro Ala Leu Val Gly 2435 2440 2445 Pro Tyr Glu AspIle Arg Ala Val Leu Asn Tyr Gly Gly Ser Ile 2450 2455 2460 Val Met ProArg Gly Cys Ser Ala Ile Ala Leu Ser His Gly Val 2465 2470 2475 Asn AspSer Gly Gln Phe Met Leu Asp Phe Asn Asp Ser Arg Tyr 2480 2485 2490 LeuPro Phe Glu Gly Ile Ser Val Asn Asp Ser Gly Ser Leu Thr 2495 2500 2505Leu Ser Phe Pro Asp Ala Thr Asp Arg Gln Lys Ala Leu Leu Glu 2510 25152520 Ser Leu Ser Asp Ile Ile Leu His Ile Arg Tyr Thr Ile Arg Ser 25252530 2535 21 1947 DNA Xenorhabdus nematophilus 21 atgtctcaaa atgtttatcgatacccttca attaaagcga tgtctgacgc cagcagcgaa 60 gtaggcgcat ctctggttgcctggcagaat caatctggtg gtcaaacctg gtatgtcatt 120 tatgatagcg cggtttttaaaaacatcggc tgggttgaac gctggcatat tcccgaccgc 180 aatatttcac ctgatttaccggtttatgag aatgcctggc aatatgtccg tgaggcgaca 240 ccggaagaaa ttgccgatcacggtaacccc aatacgcctg atgtaccgcc gggagaaaaa 300 accgaggtat tgcaatatgatgcactcaca gaagaaacct atcagaaggt gggatataaa 360 cctgacggca gcggaactcctttgagttat tcttcagcac gtgttgccaa gtccctgtac 420 aacgaatatg aagttgatccggaaaataca gaaccgctgc ctaaagtctc tgcctatatt 480 actgactggt gccagtatgatgcgcgtttg tcgccagaaa cccaggataa cactgcgctg 540 accagcgacg atgcccccggccgtggtttt gatctggaaa aaatcccgcc taccgcctac 600 gaccgcctga ttttcagttttatggccgtc aacggtgata aaggcaagtt atccgaacgg 660 attaatgagg ttgttgacgggtggaaccgg caagcagaag ccagcagtgg ccagattgcc 720 cctattacat taggccatattgtacccgtt gatccttatg gtgatttagg caccacacgc 780 aatgtcggtc tggacgcggatcagcgccgt gatgccagcc cgaagaattt cttgcaatat 840 tacaatcagg atgcagcctccggtttactg gggggattgc gtaatctgaa agcgcgagca 900 aaacaggcag ggcacaagctggaactcgca ttcagtatcg gcggctggag tatgtcaggg 960 tatttctctg tgatggccaaagatcctgag caacgtgcta catttgtgag tagcatcgtc 1020 gacttcttcc ggcgttttcccatgtttact gcggtggata tcgactggga ataccccggc 1080 gccacaggtg aagaaggtaatgaattcgac ccggaacatg atggcccaaa ctatgttttg 1140 ttagtgaaag agctgcgtgaagcactgaac atcgcctttg gaacccgggc ccgtaaagaa 1200 atcacgatag cctgtagcgccgtcgttgcc aaaatggaga agtccagctt caaagaaatc 1260 gcaccttatt tagacaatatctttgtgatg acctacgact tctttggtac cggttgggca 1320 gaatacatcg gtcaccatactaacctgtat ccccccagat atgaatatga cggcgataac 1380 cctcctccgc ccaatcctgatcgggacatg gattactcgg ctgatgaggc gatccgcttt 1440 ttactgtcac aaggtgtacaaccggagaaa attcacctcg gatttgctaa ctatggacgt 1500 tcatgtctgg gtgctgatctgacaactcgc cgctataaca gaacaggaga gccactgggc 1560 acgatggaaa aaggtgctccggaattcttc tgtctgctga ataaccaata cgatgcggaa 1620 tatgaaattg cacgcgggaaaaatcagttt gaactggtga cagacacgga aaccgacgct 1680 gacgcactct ttaatgctgacggtggtcac tggatttcac tggatacgcc ccgcactgtg 1740 ctgcataagg gaatttatgcaaccaaaatg aaattgggcg ggatcttctc ttggtcaggc 1800 gatcaggatg atggcctgttggcaaatgct gctcacgaag gtttgggtta cttacctgta 1860 cgcggaaaag agaagattgatatgggaccg ttatataaca aaggacgtct cattcagctt 1920 cctaaagtaa cccgtcgtaaatcgtag 1947 22 648 PRT Xenorhabdus nematophilus 22 Met Ser Gln Asn ValTyr Arg Tyr Pro Ser Ile Lys Ala Met Ser Asp 1 5 10 15 Ala Ser Ser GluVal Gly Ala Ser Leu Val Ala Trp Gln Asn Gln Ser 20 25 30 Gly Gly Gln ThrTrp Tyr Val Ile Tyr Asp Ser Ala Val Phe Lys Asn 35 40 45 Ile Gly Trp ValGlu Arg Trp His Ile Pro Asp Arg Asn Ile Ser Pro 50 55 60 Asp Leu Pro ValTyr Glu Asn Ala Trp Gln Tyr Val Arg Glu Ala Thr 65 70 75 80 Pro Glu GluIle Ala Asp His Gly Asn Pro Asn Thr Pro Asp Val Pro 85 90 95 Pro Gly GluLys Thr Glu Val Leu Gln Tyr Asp Ala Leu Thr Glu Glu 100 105 110 Thr TyrGln Lys Val Gly Tyr Lys Pro Asp Gly Ser Gly Thr Pro Leu 115 120 125 SerTyr Ser Ser Ala Arg Val Ala Lys Ser Leu Tyr Asn Glu Tyr Glu 130 135 140Val Asp Pro Glu Asn Thr Glu Pro Leu Pro Lys Val Ser Ala Tyr Ile 145 150155 160 Thr Asp Trp Cys Gln Tyr Asp Ala Arg Leu Ser Pro Glu Thr Gln Asp165 170 175 Asn Thr Ala Leu Thr Ser Asp Asp Ala Pro Gly Arg Gly Phe AspLeu 180 185 190 Glu Lys Ile Pro Pro Thr Ala Tyr Asp Arg Leu Ile Phe SerPhe Met 195 200 205 Ala Val Asn Gly Asp Lys Gly Lys Leu Ser Glu Arg IleAsn Glu Val 210 215 220 Val Asp Gly Trp Asn Arg Gln Ala Glu Ala Ser SerGly Gln Ile Ala 225 230 235 240 Pro Ile Thr Leu Gly His Ile Val Pro ValAsp Pro Tyr Gly Asp Leu 245 250 255 Gly Thr Thr Arg Asn Val Gly Leu AspAla Asp Gln Arg Arg Asp Ala 260 265 270 Ser Pro Lys Asn Phe Leu Gln TyrTyr Asn Gln Asp Ala Ala Ser Gly 275 280 285 Leu Leu Gly Gly Leu Arg AsnLeu Lys Ala Arg Ala Lys Gln Ala Gly 290 295 300 His Lys Leu Glu Leu AlaPhe Ser Ile Gly Gly Trp Ser Met Ser Gly 305 310 315 320 Tyr Phe Ser ValMet Ala Lys Asp Pro Glu Gln Arg Ala Thr Phe Val 325 330 335 Ser Ser IleVal Asp Phe Phe Arg Arg Phe Pro Met Phe Thr Ala Val 340 345 350 Asp IleAsp Trp Glu Tyr Pro Gly Ala Thr Gly Glu Glu Gly Asn Glu 355 360 365 PheAsp Pro Glu His Asp Gly Pro Asn Tyr Val Leu Leu Val Lys Glu 370 375 380Leu Arg Glu Ala Leu Asn Ile Ala Phe Gly Thr Arg Ala Arg Lys Glu 385 390395 400 Ile Thr Ile Ala Cys Ser Ala Val Val Ala Lys Met Glu Lys Ser Ser405 410 415 Phe Lys Glu Ile Ala Pro Tyr Leu Asp Asn Ile Phe Val Met ThrTyr 420 425 430 Asp Phe Phe Gly Thr Gly Trp Ala Glu Tyr Ile Gly His HisThr Asn 435 440 445 Leu Tyr Pro Pro Arg Tyr Glu Tyr Asp Gly Asp Asn ProPro Pro Pro 450 455 460 Asn Pro Asp Arg Asp Met Asp Tyr Ser Ala Asp GluAla Ile Arg Phe 465 470 475 480 Leu Leu Ser Gln Gly Val Gln Pro Glu LysIle His Leu Gly Phe Ala 485 490 495 Asn Tyr Gly Arg Ser Cys Leu Gly AlaAsp Leu Thr Thr Arg Arg Tyr 500 505 510 Asn Arg Thr Gly Glu Pro Leu GlyThr Met Glu Lys Gly Ala Pro Glu 515 520 525 Phe Phe Cys Leu Leu Asn AsnGln Tyr Asp Ala Glu Tyr Glu Ile Ala 530 535 540 Arg Gly Lys Asn Gln PheGlu Leu Val Thr Asp Thr Glu Thr Asp Ala 545 550 555 560 Asp Ala Leu PheAsn Ala Asp Gly Gly His Trp Ile Ser Leu Asp Thr 565 570 575 Pro Arg ThrVal Leu His Lys Gly Ile Tyr Ala Thr Lys Met Lys Leu 580 585 590 Gly GlyIle Phe Ser Trp Ser Gly Asp Gln Asp Asp Gly Leu Leu Ala 595 600 605 AsnAla Ala His Glu Gly Leu Gly Tyr Leu Pro Val Arg Gly Lys Glu 610 615 620Lys Ile Asp Met Gly Pro Leu Tyr Asn Lys Gly Arg Leu Ile Gln Leu 625 630635 640 Pro Lys Val Thr Arg Arg Lys Ser 645

1. An isolated protein that has toxin activity against an insect andcomprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting ofSEQ ID NO:10, SEQ ID NO:12, SEQ ID NO:14, SEQ ID NO:16, SEQ ID NO:18,SEQ ID NO:20, and SEQ ID NO:22.
 2. An isolated polynucleotide thatencodes a protein of claim
 1. 3. The polynucleotide of claim 2 whereinsaid polynucleotide comprises a nucleic acid sequence selected from thegroup consisting of SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:11, SEQ ID NO:13, SEQ ID NO:15, SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 19, and SEQ ID NO:21.
 4. A transgenicplant that produces a protein of claim
 1. 5. A transgenic plant cellthat produces a protein of claim
 1. 6. The cell of claim 5 where saidcell is in a seed.
 7. A purified bacterial cell comprising an isolatedpolynucleotide of claim
 2. 8. A method of inhibiting an insect whereinsaid method comprises contacting said insect with a protein of claim 1.